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Yeye fishing a day's walk away from the village

With Deni and Camera on my last visit in 2014

The roll on, roll off ferry across the Boumba river, easier than a dugout!

Likano's grave, still beautifully tended

Camera...

Three genrations, Granny Ndende with Deni and Camera. Ambi, (the fourth generation) is taking the photo

Our UNESCO Premiere in Yaounde. We brought Camera, Yeye and Ambi to be there.

Camera, Ali and Ambi

Ali, assistant camerman, at the 'Elephant's Mirror'

Adorable Ambi

Ambi, an aspiring director

Ali with his daughter, Yeye

Ali's older brother, Yeye

Ambi visiting friends in the forest

Ambi with friends and their forest mongolu

Yeye with Paul, Deni's second husband after Likano on a fishing expedition

Fishing deep in the forest

Deni on the same fishing trip...

...with granddaughter Ambi

Checking for nits...

Projecting the original Baka a film for all the villagers

Ambi mourning the death of her baby brother, Akade

The new village, as I found it after 25 years

Ambi at school

Dam fishing

Ali with Yeye and Ambi looking at our original Baka booklet

Ali and Yeye laughing at themselves as children in the original Baka film

Brothers in the forest

Ali and Yeye hunting with spears

Ali with little Yeye at the Elephant's Mirror

Little Yeye and Ali visiting Sister Josy at the Clinic

Sisiter Josy checking little Yeye's health

Ali showing his daughter how to hold a spear

Ali and family at the Elephant's Mirror, a small pactch of savannak and salt lick deep in the forest

Ali

Likobo dance

Yeye's wife drinking 80% alcohol when she's six month's pregnant

Paul, Deni's second husband

Deni's mum, Ndende who must be at least 65 years old

Ndende outside her Mongulu leafhut

Ndende mourning the death of her great grandson, Akade

Yeye, Deni and Ndende with little Akade just before his burial

Deep in the forest

Babu, Deni and Paul around the village fire

Camera mourning the death of her son, Akade

Mummy and daughter Ambi

Camera with little Akade just before his death

Babu mourning little Akade's death

Babu mourning the death of little Akade, playing his improvised guitar

Ambi warily eyeing up her future school on the first day

Baka: A Cry from the Rainforest

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