Uma Kuyang - The Orangutan's House
a film by Pierre Mann, 52'For three years, Pierre Mann explored the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. To enter the intimacy of the wild orangutan, the closest primate to man, he had to immerse himself in the vegetal exuberance of the last virgin forests.
The filmmaker's camera has to be even more discreet in order to catch the other strange creatures that live alongside the great red ape, such as gibbons, siamangs, binturongs or muntjacs. It also denounces the dizzying deforestation and animal trafficking and demonstrates the need to protect the last tropical forests.
technical data:
| duration |
52 minutes |
| camera | Pierre Mann |
| production | Regards sur le monde, France 3 Alsace |
| supports | Région Alsace, Communauté urbaine de Strasbourg, Cora Strasbourg |
| distribution | dora films |
Press about the film :
- DNA 2 02 2002 Forêts et singes en péril
- La lettre de la safire 3 avril 2001 - Uma Kuyang
- Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace, 10 mai 2001, L'orang outan et le bois tropical
- La chasse en Alsace, 1er avril 2001, Uma Kuyang
- Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace, 4 mai 2001, l'homme et ses cousins anthropoïdes
- Infograff, 1er avril 2001, La maison de l'orang outan
- Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace, 31 aout 1999, Pierre Mann au pays des singes roux
© De Visu Productions / Pierre Mann / 2002