In 2004 he joined Magnum Photos and in the same year he directed his first short film, Le Ventre du Monde (The World’s Belly); this experiment led to Aka Ana, which he directed in 2006 in Tokyo.
Nel 2004 d’Agata entr a far parte dello staff di Magnum Photos e nello stesso anno, gir il suo primo breve film, Le Ventre il du Monde (The World’s Belly); questo esperimento condusse al film Aka Ana, girato nel 2006 a Tokyo.