Dagmawi Yimer

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

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

Career In 2005, he left Ethiopia 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, reaching Lampedusa after a perilous journey. He has lived in Italy since July 2006. In May 2007, he attended to the video-narration course of the Asinitas association in Rome. During this period, he made his first documentary The Desert And the Sea in collaboration with Asinitas, Zalab and Aamod.

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 the years from 2007 to 2008, Yimer made the popular short films: Lo scabocchio, Le sagome, and Caravan. Then he made the short Welcome to your home together with Marco Carsetti. Then he was the co-author of the biographical documentary Come un uomo sulla terra centered on migration from Libya to Europe. 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.

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.

Filmography Year Film Role Genre Ref. 2007 Caravan Director Short film 2007 Le sagome Director Short film 2008 Lo scabocchio Director Short film 2008 Welcome to your home Director Short film 2008 Come un uomo sulla terra Director, writer Documentary 2011 Solo il mare Director Film 2013 To Whom It May Concern Cinematographer Documentary short 2013 Va' pensiero - Storie ambulanti Director, cinematographer Documentary