I NEVER HAD A VIEW

Born in Cameroon, Gabriel Bihina Arrahnio immigrated to Germany with his family at age 13. Soon after he discovered the power of filmmaking, and taught himself what he needed to know about writing, creating and visualising films. After moving to Berlin and doing internships at small film production companies, the agency Jung von Matt hired Gabriel where he worked for almost 3 years. He then decided to pursue his studies at the Film University Babelsberg. Gabriel is an all-round talent on a mission to tell stories that have a deep emotional impact. His special interest is in giving marginalised people a voice to empower them.

Phyllis Quartey is mother, activist, educational consultant and a poet. She deals with the issues of anti-racism, colonialism and empowerment in the initiatives “N-Wort Stoppen”, “Decolonize-Wuppertal” and in various workshops. Her main concern is to enable a critical examination of the history of colonialism and its effects until today.

Joanna Peprah is the spokesperson for the Cologne local group and an advisor to the Initiative Schwarze Menschen in Deutschland e. V. (ISD) and co-founder of the "N-Wort Stoppen" initiative. In 2022, she was appointed to the Expert:innengremium (Post)Colonial Heritage of Cologne. In 2023, she was awarded the Cologne Volunteer Award for Democracy and Diversity.

In 1986, at the age of 4, Molley fled the civil war in Liberia for Germany. There, in the late 1990s, he discovered hip-hop. It's not only musically that he takes a clear stand against racism, sexism, homophobia, hatred and violence, he's also an active member of the N-Wort Stoppen Initiative and cooperates with other initiatives.