Somayeh Jafari

Director
  • Skin of Water | پوست آب
    Skin of Water | پوست آب (2023) Writer / Director
  • Truth at Dawn
    Truth at Dawn (2025) Editor | Writer / Director

    A teaser created as a proof of concept for my feature film set in Iran, Truth at Dawn: a story where a mother’s hidden past and her daughter’s search for answers collide across time, revealing haunting truths in a blend of realism and surrealism.

  • Baby
    Baby (2016) Editor | Writer / Director

    Nominated for best Sound Design at Underwire Festival 2016 Semi-Finalist at Miami Short Film Festival 2016 Runner up for Best Fiction at Thunderdance Festival 2017 A heavily pregnant woman is enduring benign contractions while out walking with a friend. Unable to separate herself from her impending labour, she hears the word 'baby' whenever spoken to, as she struggles to come to terms with the impending birth.

  • The Wound is Where The Light Enters
    The Wound is Where The Light Enters (2019) Editor | Writer / Director

    The wound is where the light enters is a short film exploring the push and pull between love and hate.

  • Defender x Red Roses
    Defender x Red Roses (2025) Director
  • Audi - Etron (Spec)
    Audi - Etron (Spec) (2021) Director | Editor

    A 4 day shoot with a £5k budget.

  • Nike x The Face
    Nike x The Face (2020) Director | Editor

    Shy One x The Movement Factory

  • I See You
    I See You (2020) Director | Editor

    Shortlisted for Best Experimental at Berlin Fashion Film Festival 2021. Inspired by fashion models sharing stories of sexual harassment in the industry, the film looks at returning the gaze and subverting traditional power dynamics. The film aims to raise awareness and empower further change. The dialogue and point of view scenarios are based on true events that models shared via Cameron Russell's hashtag #MyJobShouldNotIncludeAbuse and serve to highlight the combined strength of these voices

  • Pepsi Pioneers
    Pepsi Pioneers (2024) Director | Editor