Somscreen Media · Film Agency

From Street to Screen

We produce films, documentaries, news features, and digital content for a wide range of audiences and partners, both locally and internationally.

Featured Reel

Voices of the Horn · 2026

Ministry of Information Save the Children Mercy Corps OCHA IOM BBC Africa
Ministry of Information Save the Children Mercy Corps OCHA IOM BBC Africa

15+

Years of Cinema

40+

Films Delivered

60+

NGO & Brand Partners

12

International Festivals

What We Craft

Our, Services.

From the first creative call to the final color grade, every film we deliver is built withintention, dignity and a documentary eye.

Documentary Films

Long & short-form documentaries that move audiences and donors.

Humanitarian Stories

Dignified field storytelling for NGOs and aid organizations.

Wedding Films

Cinematic Somali wedding films — heirlooms in motion.

Event Coverage

Multi-camera coverage for summits, launches and conferences.

Feature Stories

Branded mini-features and impact reels with broadcast polish.

Short Films

Original narrative work telling Somali stories to the world.

Selected Work

Frames from recent stories.

Humanitarian

International Aid Foundation · 2024

Voices from the Well

A documentary on rural water access in the Lower Shabelle region — featured at three international donor summits.

Event

Ministry of Communications · 2024

Horn of Africa Innovation Summit

Multi-camera coverage and broadcast-quality recap film for a 2,000+ delegate continental summit.

Short Film

SOMFA Originals · 2023

Sunset Over Mogadishu

A narrative short on love, return, and rebuilding in the city that raised us.

Documentary

International Aid Foundation · 2024

Tides of Merca

An intimate documentary following three generations of fishermen on the Somali coast.

Wedding

Private Family · 2024

Amina & Yusuf

A timeless Somali wedding film blending tradition, family, and the soft poetry of golden hour.

Training

Bibarakati Ramadaan · 2026

Youth Storytellers — Cohort 03

A 12-week digital storytelling program training 40 young Somali filmmakers.

Founder Spotlight

About SOMFA.

SOMFA MEDIA (SOMSCREEN MEDIA AND FILM AGENCY) is a Somali-based media and film production agency delivering impactful storytelling from Somalia to local and international audiences.

We produce news, feature stories, documentaries, and content that enhances humanitarian projects visibility for donors. Our work amplifies community voices and highlights social issues, resilience, and progress across the country.

SOMFA MEDIA also creates short and series films for community development and invests in the future of Somali storytelling by training and equipping youth with digital storytelling skills, led by senior filmmaker Abdulkadir Zubeyr, who brings over 20 years of media experience.

Founder & CEO

Abdulkadir Zubeyr

Trusted By

Words from those we've
filmed for..

SOMFA Media translated our humanitarian work into a film that moved donors to tears — and to action. Their crew is precise, calm, and deeply respectful in the field

Dr. Halima A.

Country Director, International Aid Foundation

From pre-production to delivery, every frame felt intentional. Our wedding film is a treasure our family will carry for generations

Yusuf & Amina

Wedding Clients, 2024

A broadcast-grade team you can trust with a national stage. Multi-cam coverage, same-day edits, and a final film that elevated our entire summit.

Hon. M. Farah

Director, Horn of Africa Summit

Let's Create

Have a story worth filming?

Whether it’s a humanitarian documentary, a national event, or your family’s most important day — we’d be honored to bring our cameras.