History
What Libyan dictator was in power during the documentary?
Muammar Gaddafi
What city was Dagmawi born in and what year?
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1977
What scholar(s) from the course does Grassilli reference?
Situating Accented Cinema by Hamid Naficy
How many people were put into the container trucks?
100-110
What was the name of the series of protests and revolutions that began in Tunisia and shocked the Arab world in the 2010s?
Arab Spring
When and why did he leave Ethiopia?
2005 due to post-political unrest
Name this sub-category of accented cinema from France that Grassilli references.
Beur Cinema
Where did the Land Cruisers drop off passengers?
Tripoli, Libya
What year did Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi sign the Treaty on Friendship, Partnership and Cooperation between Italy and Libya? (the bilateral agreement mentioned in the film)
2008 (August 30th)
How did he get into filmmaking?
A video-narration course hosted by the Asinitas association
What does Grassilli say about the Italian state’s role in accented cinema?
“Italy still needs to seriously consider policies for diversity and equal opportunities in the field of culture, which would offer space for ‘accented film-makers’ to express themselves” (1252).
What was the only thing that people were given in the jails?
A single bottle of water per day
How many years did colonial Italy occupy Libya?
32 (From 1911 to 1943)
What is the Asinitas Association and how is it related to Dagmawi’s career?
Italian non-profit which promotes education and social work for immigrants. Asinitas produced the film along with a lot of his other works.
Grassilli names five notable accented films made in Italy in the early 2000s. Pummaro by Michele Placido is one. Name the other 4 for 100 points each.
Terre di Mezzo, L’Assedio, Saimir, Bianco Nero
What does the analogy of the cat represent in the film?
‘Eating the weakest to let the others live’
Illustrates how immigrants can get permits once they get to Italy, but are victim to anything in Libya