Karzan Kardozi (Sorani Kurdish: کارزان کاردۆزی); born 2 May 1983)[1][2][3] is a Kurdish American film director,[4] writer[5] and producer.
[4] 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.
[9] 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.