Blaise Baneh Mbuh
| Interview | Gabriele von Arnim |
| Interview language | English |
| Country of origin | Cameroon |
| Year of migration | 2018 |
| Interview length | 02:29.59 |
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Sequencing
| 1 | Introduction Blaise Baneh Mbuh | ||||
| 2 | 20th May, day of unity in Cameroon | ||||
| 3 | Political conflict in Cameroon | ||||
| 4 | Childhood and family in Bamenda, Cameroon | ||||
| 4.1 | Family and community | ||||
| 4.2 | Support of community | ||||
| 4.3 | First thoughts about social commitment | ||||
| 4.4 | Influence of parents | ||||
| 4.5 | Siblings | ||||
| 4.6 | Child play, inventions and expositions | ||||
| 4.7 | Language at home and at school | ||||
| 4.8 | Getting to know the family of the mother | ||||
| 4.9 | Role of religion and church in daily life | ||||
| 4.10 | Orientation in life: making community and movies | ||||
| 5 | Career as a filmmaker in Cameroon | ||||
| 5.1 | Difficulties of a filmmaker | ||||
| 5.2 | The first film | ||||
| 5.3 | Financing, support by mother | ||||
| 5.4 | Opinion of siblings | ||||
| 5.5 | Reception of the film by the community | ||||
| 5.6 | Times of being lonely | ||||
| 5.7 | Contact with Goethe Institut | ||||
| 5.8 | Critical review of the film | ||||
| 5.9 | Exchange with filmschools in Berlin | ||||
| 6 | Berlin | ||||
| 6.1 | Sommerschool in Berlin and further education | ||||
| 6.2 | Building networks | ||||
| 6.3 | Problems with visa | ||||
| 6.4 | Financing filmschool and life in Berlin | ||||
| 6.5 | Encouragement of other young people | ||||
| 6.6 | Confrontation with oneself | ||||
| 7 | Global South Network | ||||
| 7.1 | Political commitment | ||||
| 7.2 | Solution for refugee crisis | ||||
| 7.3 | Connection to other domains: medicine, agriculture, media | ||||
| 7.4 | Influence of colonialism and colonial rules | ||||
| 7.5 | Power of the medium | ||||
| 7.6 | Corruption in Cameroon | ||||
| 7.7 | Development aid: forcing colonialised countries into subordination | ||||
| 8 | Political atmosphere in Cameroon | ||||
| 8.1 | Dictatorship | ||||
| 8.2 | Civil war and genocide | ||||
| 8.3 | Peacuful demonstrations and governmental violence | ||||
| 8.4 | Freedom fighter | ||||
| 9 | Politicization and leaving Cameroon | ||||
| 9.1 | Marginalisation and challenges | ||||
| 9.2 | Arrest and decision to leave Cameroon | ||||
| 9.3 | Artist protection visa and residence status | ||||
| 9.4 | The very last night in Cameroon, death of grandmother | ||||
| 9.5 | Feeling of homelessness | ||||
| 10 | Future projects | ||||
| 11 | Self-concept | ||||
| 12 | Theatre X project | ||||
| 13 | The film "Bush Fallers": reasons for escaping | ||||
| 14 | Euro-centrism of western media | ||||
| 15 | Fights of the immigrants | ||||
| 16 | Integration: being accepted as equal | ||||
| 17 | German labor market policy and discrimination | ||||
| 18 | Exclusion from society and racism | ||||
| 19 | Speak out community | ||||
| 20 | Racism and housing problems for immigrants | ||||
| 21 | Talkshows: dialogue with right and left | ||||
| 22 | Western media and maintaining the power balance | ||||
| 23 | African perspective | ||||
| 24 | Future of Cameroon | ||||
| 25 | Missing Cameroon | ||||
| 26 | Final words | ||||
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