Dagmawi Yimer

Dagmawi Yimer (born 6 December 1977), is an Ethiopian-born Italian filmmaker.[1][2] He is also is the co-founder and vice president of the Archivio delle Memorie Migranti.[3]

Dagmawi Yimer
Born
Dagmawi Yimer

(1977-12-06) December 6, 1977
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
NationalityEthiopian
Italian
OccupationDirector, cinematographer, writer
Years active2006–present

Personal life

He was born on 6 December 1977 in a small town Kirkos, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Before left the country, he studied law in the Addis Ababa in 2003.[4]

Career

In 2005, he left Ethipoia due to strong post-political unrest. He left the home without notifying his father but only his mother and sister. He crossed the desert between the Sudan and Libya and later crossed Mediterranean in late July 2006. Finally he reached Italy after a perilous journey.[4] He moved to Lampedusa and lived there since 30 July 2006. In May 2007, he attended to the video-narration course of the Asinitas association. During this period, he made his first documentary The Desert And the Sea in collaboration with Asinitas, Zalab and Aamod.[1]

Meanwhile, he moved to linguistic and cultural mediation for the Asinitas Onlus association, within the same Italian school for asylum seekers, refugees and migrants. During his best years from 2007 to 2008, Yimer made the popular short films: Lo scabocchio, Le sagome, and Caravan.[2] Then he made the short Welcome to your home together with Marco Carsetti. Then he was the co-author of biographical documentary Come un uomo sulla terra centered on migration from Libya to Europe.[4] The film was produced by Asinitas Onlus, with the collaboration of Zalab. In 2009, Yimer received a Special Mention at BIF & ST for the documentary.[1]

In 2011, he made the film Solo il mare, focused on the island of Lampedusa. Then in 2013, Yimer made Va 'Pensiero based on the cross story of two racist attacks in Milan and Florence. In 2015, he made two films: Asmat-Names and Benvenuti in Italia.[3]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2007CaravanDirectorShort film
2007Le sagomeDirectorShort film
2008Lo scabocchioDirectorShort film
2008Welcome to your homeDirectorShort film
2008Come un uomo sulla terraDirector, writerDocumentary
2011Solo il mareDirectorFilm
2013To Whom It May ConcernCinematographerDocumentary short
2013Va' pensiero - Storie ambulantiDirector, cinematographerDocumentary

References
  1. "Biografie Dagmawi Yimer". filme-aus-afrika. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. "Journeying into the Hidden World of Migrants with Filmmaker Dagmawi Yimer". The Migrationist. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. "Dagmawi Yimer career". Parse Journal. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. "Dagmawi Yimer". IFFR. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
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