Roja Pakari

Roja Pakari
Born1981 (age 44–45)
Bandar Abbas, Iran
OccupationDocumentary film director

Roja Pakari is a documentary film director from Iran.

Roja Pakar was born in Bandar Abbas, Iran, in 1981. When she was four years old, her family received an asylum in Denmark. She entered the National Film School of Denmark and graduated in 2015. Her graduation film, Zayesh, was dedicated to the artist Hamraz Bayan.

In 2017, she was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer.

In 2024, she was awarded the Nordisk Film Prize for her feature film The Son and the Moon. In this autobiographical film, Pakari shares her love for her son, their family's dramatic history, and her own battle with cancer.

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "This year's ISBJØRNEN awards have been announced!". Egmont. 2024-11-07. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  2. ↑ Balaga, Marta (2024-08-29). "In Dialogue: the Danish-Iranian NCFP nominated filmmaker Roja Pakari". Nordisk Film Fond. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  3. ↑ "Roja Pakari". Oslo Pix. 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  4. ↑ "The Son and the Moon". Nordisk Film&TV Fond. Retrieved 2025-08-26.