Allison Carden Hanes

The Great Call

We go in pursuit of gibbon song, which has captivated poets, scientists and shamans for millennia across the dwindling rainforests of Asia. This feature length documentary is a creative meditation into how gibbons and soundscapes play a fundamental role in the persistence of rainforests, a vital resource for the continuation of humanity on this planet. From Mentawai to China, we blur the boundaries between the real and the surreal, folklore and science and transport participants within the sights and sounds of the rainforest to connect them across geography and time.

Over 200,000 USD funded through donors and grantors.

We have carried out research scouts with preliminary filming in Borneo and Siberut, Indonesia and Europe. We have completed many years of research, a teaser, our first year of principal photography in 2022 to 2 of our 3 locations. We are seeking matched funding up to 75,000, advisors and team members such as an executive producer, animator and larger production house.

We also have two other films we are looking for platforms and funding to Uganda on the effects of Covid-19 on ecotourism and conservation and another on the life of Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka who is launching her first memoir, Walking with Gorillas, this April 2023. All three projects have special access due to the life's work of the director, Allison Carden Hanes.