His 2016 film Fire at Sea, a documentary focused on European migrant crisis on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, won the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.
Film tahun 2016 buatannya Fire at Sea, sebuah dokumenter tentang krisis migran Eropa di pulau Lampedusa, Sisilia, memenangkan Beruang Emas di Festival Film Internasional Berlin ke-66.