Bassam Tariq

Bassam Tariq
Born (1986-10-22) October 22, 1986 (age 38)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Occupations
  • Film director
  • film producer
  • screenwriter

Bassam Tariq (born October 22, 1986) is an 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.[1][2]

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.[3][4]

Tariq lives in New York City with his wife and son.

  1. ^ "Bassam's Work". Cargo Collective. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  2. ^ Zaman, Farihah (2012). "Omar Mullick and Bassam Tariq". Filmmaker. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "Filmmaker, blogger ... butcher? How TED Fellow Bassam Tariq works to upend conventional views of Muslim life". TED. January 30, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "Bassam Tariq | TED Fellow". TED. Retrieved May 2, 2016.