Bassam Tariq

Bassam Tariq

Director · Producer · Writer

Karachi, Pakistan
October 22, 1986

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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Representative Works

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
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Mogul Mowgli
Mogul Mowgli
6.3
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Ghosts of Sugar Land
Ghosts of Sugar Land
5.6
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These Birds Walk
These Birds Walk
8.0
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11/8/16
11/8/16
6.4
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
2026Nominee

Best Director

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother

Mogul Mowgli
2020Nominee

Best Director

Mogul Mowgli

Ghosts of Sugar Land
2019Nominee

Best Director

Ghosts of Sugar Land

Career Highlights

These Birds Walk
2012Highlight

Best Director

These Birds Walk

11/8/16
2017Highlight

Best Director

11/8/16

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