Bassam Tariq

Known for

Directing

Born

October 22, 1986 (age 39)

Birthplace

Karachi, Pakistan

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.