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Karzan Kardozi
Born
کارزان کاردۆزی

(1983-05-02)2 May 1983
CitizenshipAmerican
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, producer
Years active2007–present

Karzan Kardozi (Kurdish: کارزان کاردۆزی; born 2 May 1983)[1][2][3] is a Kurdish American film director,[4] writer[5] and producer.[4]

Early life and education

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Karzan Kardozi was born in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, and left with his family in 1999 due to war and conflict.[6] They settled in the United States, in Nashville, Tennessee, where Kardozi studied film directing. In 2010, Karzan graduated from Watkins College of Art, Design & Film with a BA in Film Directing and Cinematography, and in 2014 received Master in Film Production with Distinction from University of Central Lancashire.[7]

Career

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In 2015, Karzan went back to Kurdistan to make the documentary film I Want to Live,[8] about the lives of Kurdish refugees from Syria. The film was shot on a budget of $400. In 2023, Karzan made his first feature film Where is Gilgamesh?, a film noir based on the Epic of Gilgamesh.[9] The film was shot on location in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq with a crew of only five, [10] and a small budget of only $9000.[11]

Filmography

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Director, Writer and Producer

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  • A Walking Shadow (2007)
  • A Day in the Country (2008)
  • Greed Eats the Soul (2009)
  • The Arcturian (2013)
  • A Viewer on a Movie Projector (2014)
  • Yilmaz Guney: Rebel with a Cause (2014)
  • I Want to Live (2015)
  • Where is Gilgamesh? (2024)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Casagrande, Orsola, Kurdistan + 100, Comma Press, 2023, pages=219ISBN 9781912697366
  2. ^ Coleman, David, The Bipolar Express: Manic Depression and the Movies, Rowman & Littlefield, 2014, pages=325ISBN 9780810891944
  3. ^ Shabnam J. Holliday, Political Identities and Popular Uprisings in the Middle East, Rowman & Littlefield International, 2016, pages=57 ISBN 9781783484508
  4. ^ a b "کارزان کاردۆزی". www.kurdcinama.com. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Karzan Kardozi". Comma Press. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  6. ^ Seyder, Ferhad Ibrahim, ed. (2019). The Kurds before a regional transformation: rollback of independence efforts. Konfrontation und Kooperation im Vorderen Orient. Zürich: Lit Verlag. p. 107. ISBN 978-3-643-91037-0.
  7. ^ Bridget Haylock,Catherine Barrette, Traumatic Imprints: Performance, Art, Literature and Theoretical Practice, Brill, 2020, pages=265 ISBN 9781848880856
  8. ^ "I Want to Live". MUBI.
  9. ^ "پۆستەری فیلمی کوردی". nrttv.com. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Wedonet Is Revolutionizing Work For Kurdistan's Freelancers". Ideas Beyond Borders. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Karzan Kardozi". IMDB. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
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