»My intention as a Cameroonian filmmaker is to decolonise myself from what I have seen in films. African cinema is colonised by other forms of cinema. It’s important for me to free myself from all that in order to find a form that does justice to the people I’m filming.« (Rosine Mbakam)

In the workshop, the director shares her insights into the power structures of the white gaze in film. From her emancipation as a filmmaker, she makes consistent decisions in her artistic work – in the tension between the African continent and the diaspora. By questioning the distribution of power in documentary work, Mbakam creates a compassionate, open space for people’s unheard stories. She reveals both the structures of oppression and the oases that flourish despite these structures.

The workshop will be held in English.