Voices of the Rainforest is an eco-rockumentary, a cinema for listening concert of day in the life of the rainforest and the music it inspires in Bosavi, Papua New Guinea. Produced and directed by Steven Feld, who worked in Bosavi 1976-1999 and recorded the original (1991) Voices of the Rainforest CD with Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart. A 2018 return to Bosavi with filmmaker Jeremiah Richards provided occasion to gather images for the recomposed 25th anniversary 7.1 soundtrack, produced at Skywalker sound with acclaimed editor Dennis Leonard. All film screening and future sale proceeds benefit the Bosavi Peoples Fund, advocating for environmental and cultural justice in a remote part of Papua New Guinea.
Research, Sound Recording and Composition, Still Photography: Steven Feld
Videography, Drone Recording, Image Editing: Jeremiah Ra Richards
7.1 surround sound editing and mixing: Dennis Leonard
Executive Producers: Caryl and Mickey Hart
Local production support: School for Advanced Research, Santa Fe, New Mexico