Private Project

Portrait of a Refugee

They tried to suppress his identity, but they awoke his inner hero.

  • Pezhmann Mokary
    Director
  • Pezhmann Mokary
    Writer
  • Pezhmann Mokary
    Producer
  • Pezhmann Mokary
    Director of Photography
  • Federic
    Key Cast
  • Federico Truzzi
    Composer
    Decoyed, Memories, The Artwork
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature
  • Genres:
    biography, drama, refugee, humanright, political
  • Runtime:
    1 hour
  • Completion Date:
    January 31, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Denmark
  • Country of Filming:
    Denmark, Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Language:
    Kurdish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Pezhmann Mokary

Pezhmann Mokary was born in Kurdistan in 1984. He loved cinema and started his Film Directing education at Cinema & Theater Film School, Art University of Tehran. While attending school, he started his career as a film critic and mainstream newspapers and magazines such as Shargh, Ettelaat, Iran, Hamshahri and FilmNegar published his film articles. Later on, in 2009, he was invited by the Iranian Youth Cinema Society, Sanandaj office to teach Film Analysis with a focus on Film Genre.
In 2013 he moved to Denmark and enrolled in the MA Production Design program at The Royal Danish Academy of Arts, School of Design, Copenhagen, where he also had a chance to travel to Japan as a guest student and study animation at Osaka Seikei University.
He has made several short films, fiction and documentary, both live-action and animation and most of his movies have been premiered in more than 100 international film festivals.
Furthermore, His debut noir graphic novel “Tall Shadows: the narration of trust & betrayal” was released in 2019 and received many positive reviews from international critics. In 2020, he released his second book “First Traveler” which is a concept book.

Awards:
• Best film award; Osaka: a city symphony, Urban Vision Film Festival, Bologna, 2021.
• Nomination for best film edit; Osaka: a city symphony, Top Indie Film Awards, Tokyo, 2020.
• Award of excellence; Osaka: a city symphony, Kadoma Film Festival, Osaka, 2020.
• Blu-ray and online release of my short horror film Decoyed, 2019.
• Best art film; Memories, Movie Screen Pro, USA, 2019.
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• Film jury; The Creative International Open Film Festival (IOFF), Bangladesh, 2016.

Filmography:
• 2024 Portrait of a Refugee
• 2024 Heidi (in process)
• 2024 Crime Scene (in process)
• 2021 The Artwork
• 2020 Osaka: A City Symphony
• 2019 Decoyed
• 2018 Memories
• 2015 My Unknown History
• 2007 Flowers Love
• 2006 Funny Games
• 2006 7 A.M.
• 2005 Friends
• 2004 The Glass Has Broken

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Director Statement

“Portrait of a Refugee,2024” is my debut feature doc film. This movie depicts Wirya, a civic-political activist, and his sacrifices for the freedom of his homeland, Kurdistan. Through his narration, we get to know about Kurds, the biggest ethnic group without a land, and their struggles for freedom. Therefore, his portrait is a metaphor for every Kurd out there fighting a pre-determined destiny.
All the bests,
Pezhmann M.