Draft:Karzan Kardozi

Karzan Kardozi (کارزان کاردۆزی; born 2 May 1983)  is a Kurdish American film director, writer and producer.

Early life and education
Karzan Kardozi was born in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, and left with his family in 1999 due to war and conflict. 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.

Career
In 2015, Karzan went back to Kurdistan to make the documentary film I Want to Live, 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. The film was shot on location in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq with a crew of only five, and a small budget of only $9000.

Director, Writer and Producer

 * 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)