SCENE 01 — ABOUT
About Solomon
Creativity started early — painting as a kid, then building a full-size electric car with a friend for a local competition in Asmara, Eritrea in 1999, and teaching myself to read, write and play music in 2001 (I built my own guitar first, since I couldn't afford one). That same hands-on instinct carried into a decade at Halibet and Orotta National Hospitals in Asmara (2004–2014), working as IT Head, a medical research assistant, and a medico-legal interpreter — training the same discipline and composure I bring to a film set today.
Filmmaking began in 2005 with a first feature shot with friends. My first job was typing a friend's handwritten script into a computer, then editing the finished film myself on a PC I'd built — editing is what trained my eye for writing, directing, cinematography and lighting, and I taught myself the rest the same way. That editing work was recognized early with a national Best Film Editor honor, followed by international awards at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival in 2011 and 2012.
By 2014, film had become my full-time work — since then I've written, shot, directed, edited and graded music videos, documentaries, weddings, ad campaigns, social content and feature films, including extensive work with Eritrea's most prominent recording artist across features, documentaries and music videos. In 2016 and 2017, I wrote and directed two documentaries funded by the city of Kaiserslautern in Germany, both shown in cinemas across several other German cities.
Today, I work as a Multimedia Producer for Europe's leading company, and take on freelance work as a writer, director, cinematographer, editor and colorist. Based in Kaiserslautern, working across Germany and internationally.
What I Do
Career Timeline
Childhood
First Creative Spark
Picked up painting from a young age — my earliest creative outlet, long before film or music.
1999
Hands-On Engineer
Built a full-size electric car with a friend for a local competition in Asmara, Eritrea.
2001
Self-Taught Musician
Couldn't afford a guitar, so I built my own at home and taught myself to read, write, and play music to a professional level; began composing score music for films and documentaries.
2004–2014
Halibet & Orotta National Hospitals, Asmara, Eritrea
IT Head, Medical Research Assistant, and Medico-Legal Interpreter.
2005
First Film
Shot a first feature with friends, self-taught, typed and co-wrote the script, edited it on a self-assembled PC.
2011–2012
Award-Winning Editor
Named national Best Film Editor, and won international awards at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival in 2011 and 2012.
2014
Full-Time Filmmaker
Writing, directing, shooting, editing and grading music videos, documentaries, weddings, ad campaigns, social content and feature films.
2016–2017
City-Funded Documentary Filmmaker
Wrote and directed two documentaries funded by the city of Kaiserslautern, Germany, shown in cinemas across several other German cities.
Today
Multimedia Producer & Freelancer
Multimedia Producer for a leading company; freelance writer, director, cinematographer, editor and colorist, based in Kaiserslautern, Germany.
By the Numbers
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Weddings & Commercial Films
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Short Films & Documentaries
SCENE 02 — VOICES
Client Stories
What it's like working together, in their own words.