Like a man on earth

Andrea SegreItaly60 min2008

Synopsis

“Like a Man on Earth” recounts the journey of Dagmawi Yimer, who, as a law student in Ethiopia, becomes a witness to the horrific violence endured by migrants in Libya, funded by Italy and Europe to control migration flows. Through the language of video documentary, Dag gives voice to memories that are almost impossible to recount, breaking the silence on an inhumane system and placing the West’s responsibilities squarely at the center.

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Credits

Direction Andrea Segre, Dagmawi Yimer con la collaborazione di Riccardo Biadene

Assistant Director Matteo Calore

Subject and director of photography Andrea Segre

Collaboration with the subject Stefano Liberti

Journalistic consultancy Stefano Liberti e Gabriele Del Grande

Historical consultancy Alessandro Triulzi

Editing Luca Manes con la collaborazione di Sara Zavarise

With Fikirte Inghida, Dawit Seyum, Senait Tesfaye, Tighist Wolde, Tsegaye Nedda, Damallash Amtataw, Johannes Eyob, Tsegaye Tadesse, Negga Demitse

Audio post production Riccardo Spagnol

Languages Italian, Amharic, English (subtitles in Italian, English, French, German, and Spanish)

Production Asinitas onlus e sala

Distribution Giulia Moretti for ZaLab Original music

Festivals and prizes

Salina Doc Festival 2008 – First Prize for Best Documentary Tasca D’Almerita; Brazil Award; Salina Audience Porsche Award

Verona African Film Festival – Special Mention

For Italian Cinema – Special Mention from the Vittorio De Seta Award Jury

Don Luigi Di Liegro Award 2009

Province of Rome Award – Provincia Solidale 2008

Visioni Italiane Officinema – Special Mention Visioni Doc (Bologna)

David di Donatello Award – Finalist in the Documentary section

Casa Rossa Award – Bellaria Film Festival – Special Mention

Arcipelago Roma Film Festival – Best Documentary

Cinema del Reale – Best Documentary

Maremetraggio Film Festival – Second Prize

MilanoFilmFestival – Official Selection

Stati Generali del Documentario – Official Selection: The Best of Fest

Abruzzo International Documentary Film Festival – CLOSE-UP Section

Terra di Tutti Film Festival – Official Competition

ValsusaFilmFest – Special Event

LauraFilmFestival – Event Special

Voices from the South – Special Event

XIV CMCA Award (Marseille) – TeleFrance Grand Prix

Vues d’Afrique – Montreal (Canada) – TV5-Monde Intercultural Communication Award

Mostra Internacional de Cinema de Sao Paulo – Special Event

Stockholm African Film Festival – Official Selection

London International Documentary Festival – Official Competition

Fespaco 2009 – International Documentary Festival Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) – Panorama

African Cinema Festival in Tarifa (ESP) – open screen

Millennium Festival (Brussels) – panorama

17th International Festival of Medi-Ambient Cinema (Barcelona) – out of competition

MediMed (Barcelona) – official selection

International Rotterdam Film Festival 2010 – Signals – Where is Africa section

MoviesThatMatter Amsterdam – official competition

InputTV 2010 (Budapest) – official selection May 2010

Cinemigrante 2010 (Buenos Aires) – Best Feature Film Award