A Story made out of anything
Dir. somar yahya
Release Date: 2026
A dreamlike wandering of a silent observer through different corners of the contemporary world. Witnessing its pervasive social, technological, and political forces, hard to avoid, almost impossible not to become fully immersed in it all.
This film is supported by a Wildcard grant from the Netherlands Film Fund.
Writer & Director:
Somar Yahya
Production Company:
Valk Productions
Sound design & Mix:
Anas Qadamani
Sebastian Pappalardo
Music Composition:
Katherine Ching-Fang Teng
Producers
Richard Valk
Eline van Hagen
Somar Yahya
Line Producer
Baran Sedighian
Script & Story Coach
Rosa Pons-Cerdà
Animation & Design
Lead Character Design
Marina de la Huerga
Additional Character Design
Joey Pool
Juan Martinez-Risco
Somar Yahya
2D Animation & Tie down
Juan Martinez-Risco
Leon Los
2D Clean-up & Coloring
Juan Aguirrezabala
Leon Los
2D Digital Paint Design & Animation
Joey Pool
3D & Backgrounds Artist
Lucas Tepper
Mixed-Media & Rotoscope Animation
Somar Yahya
Voice Cast
Policemen
Adrián Sánchez Serrano
Raquel Aparicio de la Vara
Couple Inside the Metro
Simon Coops
Raquel Aparicio de la Vara
Old Man Inside the Metro
Simon Coops
Young Woman Inside the Metro
Katherine Teng
Taxi Driver 1
Anas Al-Halabi
Taxi Driver 2
Anas Al-Halabi
Boxing Coach
Yama Ahmadi
Somar Yahya | Director
A multidisciplinary designer and filmmaker working across animation, audiovisual design, and research-driven visual storytelling. With a background in Graphic Design (Grafisch Lyceum Utrecht), Audiovisual Design (Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam), and a Master’s degree in Design Research (BAU Barcelona).
His work includes motion-graphic teasers — including one created for the Cannes Indie Shorts Awards 2022 — interactive installations, narrative animation, and documentary pieces. He also received a development award from the Dutch Film Fund for his graduation film “Where All The Questions End”.