Known for: Directing
Born: 22 October 1986 (age 40)
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Bassam Tariq

2026

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.

Films

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother 2026Director, Writer

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