Karim Hussain

Karim Hussain (born July 16, 1975) is a Canadian filmmaker and cinematographer. As a director he is best known for his 2000 film Subconscious Cruelty,[1] and as co-writer of Nacho Cerdà's The Abandoned.[2] In 2006, he adapted French-Canadian writer Marie-Claire Blais' work, La Belle Bête. For it, he won the Director's Award at the Boston Underground Film Festival.[3]

A native of Ottawa, Ontario, he is the son of writer Nancy Vickers.[4]

  1. ^ "Director, Exclusive Pics: The Theatre Bizarre". Fangoria. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  2. ^ Scott, A.O. (November 27, 2007). "The Abandoned 'Abandoned' should have been". Deseret News. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
  3. ^ "Karim Hussain (i) - awards". Imdb.com. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
  4. ^ Chris Lackner, "Light, camera and lots of action action with Ottawa native Karim Hussain". Ottawa Citizen, March 11, 2016.