Karzan Kardozi

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Place of Birth Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan region, Iraq

Also Known As کارزان کاردۆزی

Karzan Kardozi

Biography

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

Director

2024
2015
I Want To Live

as Director

2013
The Arcturian

as Director

2013
1001 Apples

as Assistant Director

2009
2008
2007
A Walking Shadow

as Director

Editor

2024
2024
2015
I Want To Live

as Editor

2013
The Arcturian

as Editor

2009
2008

Writer

2024
Where is Gilgamesh?

as Screenplay

2024
2015
I Want To Live

as Writer

2013
The Arcturian

as Screenplay

2009
2008

Sound

2024
Where is Gilgamesh?

as Sound Mixer

2024
Where is Gilgamesh?

as Sound Designer

2024
Where is Gilgamesh?

as ADR Engineer

2024
2015
I Want To Live

as Sound Designer

2015
I Want To Live

as Sound Editor

2013
The Arcturian

as Sound Designer

Producer

2024
2015
I Want To Live

as Producer

2013
The Arcturian

as Producer

2009
2008

Crew

2015
I Want To Live

as Cinematography

2014
2007
A Walking Shadow

as Cinematography