Fabiano D'Amato
FILMMAKER
Showreel
I’ve always been fascinated by the blank spots on the map, the sometimes unseen places and people that make our world so endlessly surprising. Making films quickly became a way to fleetingly live other lives, to share experiences and understand different perspectives. And most importantly, a tool to promote positive change.
For more than a decade, I have been directing, filming and editing documentaries and institutional videos in all parts of the planet. My work has taken me from isolated tribes in the Amazon to rockabilly bands in Sweden and underwater mountains in the Indian Ocean.
My main interest is to expose socio-environmental issues, diving deep into the complex challenges of our modern world. However, I am also constantly on the lookout for the unexpected stories that reveal the beauty and madness of the human experience.
I speak English, French and Italian and own a full video, sound and drone kit. I can work alone or call upon a trusted network of talented professionals (animators, underwater cameramen, voice-over artists etc.), depending on the nature and ambitions of each project.
Over the years, I have regularly collaborated with acclaimed filmmakers, major international institutions and national broadcasters, including:
The Djbouti Mission
An expedition to study the stunning coral reefs of Djibouti
Transnational Red Sea Center / 9’ / 2022
We are United Nations Volunteers
The work of the United Nations Volunteers throughout the world
United Nations Volunteers / 4’ / 2021
Coral Reef Studies at EPFL
Introduction to the Coral Reef studies at the EPFL EPFL - UNIL / 4’ / 2021
30by30 - Saving our Oceans
Promotional video for the UK's ocean protection plan, narrated by Sting DEFRA and IUCN / 2’ / 2020
At the Edge of Light
A submarine expedition to explore the deep-sea reefs of Curaçao Sagax Entertainment & Manaia Productions / 13’ / 2010
A Common Challenge
Women, aquaculture and marine conservation in Zanzibar
IUCN & Manaia Productions / 13’ / 2019
Grock, Light and Shadow of a Legendary Clown
The famous Swiss clown Grock and the man behind the make-up, Adrien Wettach, who dominated the stage for half a century and courted controversy during WWII An RTS and ARTE TV documentary / 52’ / 2019
Te Tai Nui A Hau
In the middle of the Pacific, the beautiful and isolated Marquesas isladns seek to protect and conserve the ocean around them Pew International & Manaia Productions / 25’ / 2018
Microplastics in the Baltic
Plastic pollution in the ocean brings a new threat to the Baltic and Arctic regions IUCN & Manaia Productions / 6’ / 2018
The Last Frontier
An expedition to unveil the mysteries of the Walters Shoal, an underwater mountain in the high seas of the Indian Ocean IUCN & Manaia Productions / 26’ / 2017
Stolen Lands
An investigation into the connections between palm oil, land grabbing and Switzerland Pain pour le Prochain / 6’ / 2016
Rockin’ in the North
Enviken, a small Swedish village where Rockabilly culture has never disappeared and young emerging bands continue rocking to the sounds of the American 50s 26’ / 2015