Zakaria Mohamed Ali
- Cinematographer
- Director
- Actor
Zakaria Mohamed Ali: is a Somalian filmmaker. He arrived in Italy via the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa in 2008.
In 2011 he made l'attesa.
In 2012 he made one of the episodes of the film "Welcome to Italy": "Dadir" project promoted by AMM.
In 2012 he made the short film "To whom it may concern", a documentary that tells the author's return to Lampedusa. The documentary was selected by the European Parliament's House of European History Exhibit in Brussels.
From 2013 to 2015 he participated with the Austrian director and film master, Peter Schreiner in the making of the film "Lampedusa".
In 2017 he participated as camera and light assistant for the film Garden by Peter Schreiner.
In 2019 he made dé il signore di Mogadiscio.
In 2020 he produced the documentary Famiglie.
In 2022 ongoing project "Cinematic letters" by Peter Schreiner in collaboration with Zakaria Mohamed Ali and Leo Schreiner.