Karzan Kardozi
Directing
Karzan Kardozi was born in Sulaimani, Kurdistan and left with his family in 1999, they settled in Nashville, US, where Karzan pursued his passion for film directing. He graduated from Watkins College of Art, Design & Film with a degree in Film Directing and Cinematography. In 2015, he went back to Kurdistan to make a low budget documentary film titled "I Want to Live" about the lives of Kurdish refugees from Syria. In 2023, he wrote, produced, and directed "Where is Gilgamesh?", a film noir based on the Epic of Gilgamesh. Independently produced with a small budget and only seven crew members, the film was shot on location in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Also a writer, Kardozi wrote a series of books in Kurdish titled "100 Years of Cinema, 100 Directors," that chronicle the history of cinema.
Known for
Directing10
movieAnfa 8
2026
Director
movieWhere is Gilgamesh?
2024
Director
movieI Want To Live
2015
Director
movieThe Arcturian
2013
Director
movie1001 Apples
2013
Assistant Director
movieGreed Eats the Soul
2009
Director
movieA Day in the Country
2008
Director
movieA Walking Shadow
2007
Director
Editing8
movieAnfa 8
2026
Editor
movieWhere is Gilgamesh?
2024
Editor, Colorist
movieI Want To Live
2015
Editor
movieThe Arcturian
2013
Editor
Production7
movieAnfa 8
2026
Producer
movieWhere is Gilgamesh?
2024
Producer
movieI Want To Live
2015
Producer
movieThe Arcturian
2013
Producer
movieGreed Eats the Soul
2009
Producer
movieA Day in the Country
2008
Producer
Writing7
movieAnfa 8
2026
Screenplay
movieWhere is Gilgamesh?
2024
Screenplay, Writer
movieI Want To Live
2015
Writer
movieThe Arcturian
2013
Screenplay
Sound4
movieAnfa 8
2026
Music, Sound Designer
movieWhere is Gilgamesh?
2024
Sound Designer, Sound Mixer, ADR Engineer, Music
movieI Want To Live
2015
Sound Designer, Sound Editor
movieThe Arcturian
2013
Sound Designer
Crew3
movieI Want To Live
2015
Cinematography
movieA Viewer on a Movie Projector
2014
Cinematography
movieA Walking Shadow
2007
Cinematography