Somayeh is an Iranian born writer, director, and editor. Her work combines her eye for the cinematic moment with her interest in emotive narratives, sound design features prominently in her work, blurring the lines between fiction and reality. Her personal history is often layered into her work, sometimes raw, often poetic. The story of her own heritage and self-identity often becomes interlaced with her subject matter to produce an intimate yet surreal language on-screen.