Director

Bassam Tariq

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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 1All crew credits: 6

TMDB ID: 1161025

IMDb ID: nm4802773

Known for: Directing

Born: October 22, 1986

Age: 39

Place of birth: Karachi, Pakistan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2012 - 2026

Years active: 15

Average TMDB rating: 6.27

Wikidata: Q23769533

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Biography

Bassam Tariq is a Pakistani-American film director, producer, and screenwriter born in Karachi, Pakistan. He co-directed and produced the Sundance-funded documentary These Birds Walk (2013) with Omar Mullick, and he was named in Filmmaker's "25 New Faces of Independent Film" in 2012. Tariq's works aim to uncover the diversity of Muslim life and experience. In addition to filmmaking, his diverse projects include blogging and writing, co-founding a halal butcher shop, and being a TED fellow. Tariq lives in New York City with his wife and son.

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