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Bassam Tariq

Born October 22, 1986 · Karachi, Pakistan (age 39)

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 p…

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Mogul Mowgli

Mogul Mowgli · 2020

MovieMusicDrama

Zed, a young British rapper, is about to start his first world tour, when a crippling illness strikes him down, forcing him to move back in with his family. He tries to find himself between an international music career and Pakistani family traditions.

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother · 2026

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother

MovieDramaCrime

Latif, a devoutly religious hitman, struggles to balance work, faith and fatherhood. When his wife dies, he embarks on a desperate journey across Houston to protect his children, confronting the forces closing in around him – and the beliefs threatening to unravel within.

These Birds Walk

These Birds Walk · 2012

These Birds Walk

MovieDocumentaryDrama

The Edhi children’s shelter is a rare safe haven for Karachi’s runaways. Over three years, its cranky founder, a spirited child, and a gold-hearted ambulance driver are filmed, creating a tender portrait of where a city’s most vulnerable and dedicated souls meet.

Ghosts of Sugar Land

Ghosts of Sugar Land · 2019

Ghosts of Sugar Land

MovieDocumentary

Shocked when their friend embraces extremism, a group of Muslim Americans in Texas recount their time with him and theories about his fate.

11/8/16

11/8/16 · 2017

MovieDocumentary

U.S. citizens in more than 25 states are followed as they set out on the morning of the presidential election, throughout the course of the day, until the polls close in the evening and the results are revealed.

Bait

SeriesDramaComedy

Shah Latif is a struggling actor on the cusp of landing the role of a lifetime, only to find himself thrust into a full blown existential crisis and trippy conspiracy thriller all at the same time.

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Mogul Mowgli

Mogul Mowgli · 2020

MovieMusicDrama

Zed, a young British rapper, is about to start his first world tour, when a crippling illness strikes him down, forcing him to move back in with his family. He tries to find himself between an international music career and Pakistani family traditions.

Director

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother · 2026

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother

MovieDramaCrime

Latif, a devoutly religious hitman, struggles to balance work, faith and fatherhood. When his wife dies, he embarks on a desperate journey across Houston to protect his children, confronting the forces closing in around him – and the beliefs threatening to unravel within.

Director

These Birds Walk

These Birds Walk · 2012

These Birds Walk

MovieDocumentaryDrama

The Edhi children’s shelter is a rare safe haven for Karachi’s runaways. Over three years, its cranky founder, a spirited child, and a gold-hearted ambulance driver are filmed, creating a tender portrait of where a city’s most vulnerable and dedicated souls meet.

Director

Ghosts of Sugar Land

Ghosts of Sugar Land · 2019

Ghosts of Sugar Land

MovieDocumentary

Shocked when their friend embraces extremism, a group of Muslim Americans in Texas recount their time with him and theories about his fate.

Director

11/8/16

11/8/16 · 2017

MovieDocumentary

U.S. citizens in more than 25 states are followed as they set out on the morning of the presidential election, throughout the course of the day, until the polls close in the evening and the results are revealed.

Director

Bait

SeriesDramaComedy

Shah Latif is a struggling actor on the cusp of landing the role of a lifetime, only to find himself thrust into a full blown existential crisis and trippy conspiracy thriller all at the same time.

Director