# Roja Pakari

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**Roja Pakari** is a documentary film director from [Iran](/source/Iran).

Roja Pakar was born in [Bandar Abbas](/source/Bandar_Abbas), [Iran](/source/Iran), in 1981. When she was four years old, her family received an asylum in Denmark.[1] She entered the [National Film School of Denmark](/source/National_Film_School_of_Denmark) and graduated in 2015. Her graduation film, *Zayesh*, was dedicated to the artist Hamraz Bayan.[1]

In 2017, she was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer.[1][2]

In 2024, she was awarded the [Nordisk Film Prize](/source/Nordic_Council_Film_Prize) for her feature film *The Son and the Moon*.[1][3] In this autobiographical film, Pakari shares her love for her son, their family's dramatic history, and her own battle with cancer.[4]

## Filmography

- 2015 – *Zayesh*;
- 2019 – *Love Child* (assistant director);
- 2024 – *The Son and the Moon* (*Min arv bor i dig*), co-directed with Emilie Adelina Monies.

## References

1. ["This year's ISBJØRNEN awards have been announced!"](https://www.egmont.com/news/years-isbjornen-awards-have-been-announced). Egmont. 2024-11-07. Retrieved 2025-05-26.

1. Balaga, Marta (2024-08-29). ["In Dialogue: the Danish-Iranian NCFP nominated filmmaker Roja Pakari"](https://nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/news/stories/in-dialogue-the-danish-iranian-ncfp-prize-nominated-filmmaker-roja-pakari). Nordisk Film Fond. Retrieved 2025-05-26.

1. ["Roja Pakari"](https://www.oslopix.no/en/guests/2024/roja-pakari). Oslo Pix. 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2025-08-26.

1. ["The Son and the Moon"](https://nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/movie/the-son-and-the-moon). Nordisk Film&TV Fond. Retrieved 2025-08-26.

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