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Yin Yin 'In Search For Yang' by Sharif Abd El Mawla

Promonews - 23rd Jan 2026

Sam Spruell (Fargo, The Hurt Locker and The Gold) performs alongside actress Erza Sejdiu, bringing an expressive story to life through movement, in this cinematic collaboration between Dutch band Yīn Yīn and director Sharif Abd el Mawla.

In the mysterious video for In Search of Yang, Spruell falls to Earth, then maneouvres through the streets and buildings of Pristina in Kosova, eventually discovering his soulmate in the equally intense Sejdiu (the eponymous Yang) and finding release through dance. 

The film was shot by DoP Daan Bukman, whose camerawork grounds the story in texture and movement. The visual world was designed by Jose Tirado (The Beasts, Rosalía), with choreography by Mès Lesne (Morning Interlude, Core, Domons).

Produced by Bonkers Unitied in partnership with new-land and serviced by Horizon-T in Kosovo, the video was shot on location in the streets of Pristina and inside the city's iconic Grand Hotel, where Sharif Abd el Mawla and his collaborators let rhythm, place, and performance converge in the search for Yang.

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Promonews - 23rd Jan 2026

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Production/Creative

Director
Sharif Abd El Mawla
Producer
Jan Jinek
Production Company
Production Company
Bonkers United
Executive Producer
Trine Pillay
Executive Producer
Stephanie Walton
Executive Producer
Saskia Kok
Production Manager
Anisa Shatri
1st AD
Pranvera Shala
Service Company (XK)
Horizon-T. Producers

Camera

Director of Photography
Daan Bukman
Focus Puller
Nexhat Ternava
Focus Puller
Milot Bunjaku

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Zgjim Jashari
Key Grip
Arian Llukaj
Key Grip
Blerim Shahini
Lighting Department
Erik Stanovci, Gentrit Shabani, Elon Berisha & Liburn Zogai

Art

Art Director
Blerim Shala
Production designer
Jose Tirado
Set Dressers
Rita Berisha / Arbias

Wardrobe

Stylist
Alma Krasnigi
Make-up
Genta Jashari

Choreography

Choreographer
Mes Lesne

Casting

Casting director
Ilira Gjuka
Lead actor
Sam Spruell
Lead actor
Erza Sejdiu

Editorial

Editor
Lyon Pol
Sound
Quincy Vlijtig / Sauvage Sound

Grading

Colourist
Dan Levy
Colour grade company
Rascal

VFX

VFX
Jordi Bares
Post production company
Rohtau
Post Producer
Bruno Verhaar

Agent

Director's Representation
Stephanie Walton
Director's Representation
Trine Pillay

Commission

Label
Glitterbeat Records

Promonews - 23rd Jan 2026

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