Bassam Tariq (born October 22, 1986) is an independent filmmaker and producer born in Karachi, Pakistan.
Tariq co-directed and produced the Sundance-funded documentary These Birds Walk (2013) with Omar Mullick, and he was named in Filmmaker Magazine’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.