FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Oct. 14 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news release:
Join the Italian Program in welcoming Ethiopian-Italian director and storyteller Dagmawi Yimer as he visits the U of A campus on Wed. Oct. 21, 2026.
Hear the untold stories of Ethiopian refugees in Rome in this powerful, award-nominated documentary. Like a Man on Earth explores pain, dignity, resilienceand the human cost of Europe's border policies. Yimer will introduce the documentary, as well as his experimental short filmWaiting (co-authored with Sharam Khosravi). He will also discuss the work of the Archivio delle Memorie Migranti (Migrant Memory Archive), of which he is co-founder and vice president, an innovative collective dedicated to pres...