So, here is my first video interview. I interviewed an older woman named Mauda, who was born in Bwindi forest, and still has some memories of that time.
I have to admit I am still wobbly with video taking/creation, so sorry for the shakiness and lighting. It’s a novice first try, for sure. I had a heck of a time getting the video to look clear on YouTube after the first try. I imported, exported, updated software, zipped, compressed, etc…finally, I had to just re-do the whole thing using the newer version of iMovie, and (crossing my fingers), I think it worked! It’s 10 minutes (a bit lengthy, but the more interesting parts of the interview come later, so I hope some of you will have the patience to sit through the whole thing.
One of the things that struck me about Mauda’s comments is the fact that the Batwa have been out of the forest for so long that they don’t want to return the way many think they do. What they would like, instead, is land they can settle permanently on (many are squatters on others’ land), and access privileges to the forest.
Posted By Dina Buck
Posted Aug 7th, 2011