Karzan Kardozi
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.
| Film | Credit |
|---|---|
 Anfa 82026 · Director, Screenplay, Producer | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
 Where is Gilgamesh?2024 · Director, Screenplay, Producer, Writer | Director, Screenplay, Producer, Writer |
 I Want To Live2015 · Writer, Producer, Director | Writer, Producer, Director |
 Yilmaz Guney: Rebel with a Cause2014 · Director, Writer, Producer | Director, Writer, Producer |
 A Viewer on a Movie Projector2014 · Director | Director |
 The Arcturian2013 · Director, Producer, Screenplay | Director, Producer, Screenplay |
 Greed Eats the Soul2009 · Director, Writer, Producer | Director, Writer, Producer |
 A Day in the Country2008 · Director, Writer, Producer | Director, Writer, Producer |
 A Walking Shadow2007 · Director | Director |