Future Fears

This paper is based on ethnographic work in organization that form part of what we term the Future Industry – such as think tanks, consultancies and governmental bodies – involved in the charting, description and analysis of geopolitical future sce…

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Awoudou Ways of Seeing

Les attaques de Boko Haram ont poussées plusieurs habitants des zones frontalières du Cameroun et du Nigeria à désertés leurs villages natal. C’est ainsi que toute la famille D’Awoudou fut décimée pendant les attaques de Boko Haram à Kolofata en 2016. …

When a River Becomes a Border

Blangoua subdivision is the main Cameroonian window on Lake Chad. The Chari river which flows into the lake at the top of this town determines the border with Chad. The socio-cultural and economic proximity maintained by the population residing aroun…

Scrap is our Future

Scrap is our future is a film made about teenage garbage collectors in Ngaoundéré, a city in northern Cameroon. This film tells an intimate story of Dembélé an orphan, which since the death of his mother in 2015, has become responsible for his own life…

I, a Ngwazla

“I, a Ngwazala” is a cross-examination of the Ngwazla caste of Mafa society. It gives valuable insight into the lives of blacksmiths and how their culture is currently exposed to rapid transformation. This documentary presents Zayadai our key character…

We are Together

Jean Louis, a Central African living in the Cameroonian city of Ngaoundéré, is in search for a better life condition for him and his family. Ascanio is an Italian studying abroad, who is working to become a visual anthropologist. What will come out fro…

Yiga Kaka (Cock Diagnosis)

In a small village in Northern Cameroon;  lives a respected Mboum head of the family with his many children.  The latter practices the Yiga kaka or Cockrel diagnosis where he earns his living by making the diagnosis and curing the sick throug…

Djebba’s Cabaret

Djebba’s cabaret is the portrait of a young brewer of bilbil (Traditional millet beer). Djebba is a young woman who has trained as a teacher but has been unable to find work for 05 years. To survive in a big city like Ngaoundéré (Cameroon), she brews a…

Change of Perspective, Change of Life

Synopsis (English): The Oumarou family lived a nomadic way of life before settling on the outskirts of N’gaoundéré, in northern Cameroon.  Change of Perspective observes how the family adapts to their new life by focusing …