World Premiere
17+
Anfa 8
110 minutes | 2026 | Kurdistan Region, Iraq, United States of America | Other | Kurdish
SYNOPSIS
In 2066, the oppressive city of Soli has endured 33 years of eternal night under the iron rule of Anfa 8. Amidst the darkness, a relentless hunter named Horus tracks a renegade cult of solar worshippers on a desperate quest to find the Sun.
SCHEDULE
Mon, 30 Nov 2026 | 21:40 | EMPIRE XXI | PREMIERE
CREDIT
| Production Company | Kardozi Production |
| Producer | Karzan Kardozi |
| Director | Karzan Kardozi |
| Scriptwriter | Karzan Kardozi |
| Cinematographer | Lana Diyar |
| Production Designer | Chovan Jamal |
| Editor | Karzan Kardozi |
| Main Cast | Barzan Yunis, Kanar Sarchl, Taha Mohamad, Ragash Kizhan, Farhad Saddi, Nvar Yasin |
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| Notable Achievement | - |
| Contact | tolstoynietzsche@yahoo.com |
DIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHY
Karzan Kardozi
Karzan Kardozi is an independent filmmaker, writer, and cinema historian born in Kurdistan. After studying film directing in Nashville, he returned to Kurdistan to direct the documentary I Want to Live. He launched his Myth Trilogy with the film noir Where is Gilgamesh? (2024) and Anfa 8, the first Kurdish sci-fi feature, and authored the book series 100 Years of Cinema, 100 Directors.
