A Sudanese aircraft engineer turned filmmaker, he has directed several short films, including Nyerkuk, which received the NAAS Award at the Carthage Film Festival in 2016. His debut feature, Goodbye Julia, executive produced by Lupita Nyong’o, was the first Sudanese film to premiere at Cannes, where it won the Un Certain Regard Prix de la Liberté. The film went on to win 65 additional awards, including Audience Awards at the El Gouna and Singapore International Film Festivals, as well as the Jean Renoir Prize from the French Ministry of Education.

Kordofani is the co-founder of Klozium Studios, a production company based in Khartoum and Nairobi.