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Qasim Basir

Qasim Basir is an American filmmaker. He wrote and directed Mooz-lum (2011) starring Danny Glover and Nia Long about an African-American Muslim family and how their lives are changed by the September 11 attacks.^[1] The film received nominations from the NAACP Image Awards and Black Reel Awards.^[2]

Basir also wrote and directed Destined (2016) starring Cory Hardrict. Basir won Best Director at the American Black Film Festival.^[2]

Basir's film A Boy. A Girl. A Dream. starring Omari Hardwick and Meagan Good has been selected for the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.^[2] His next film To Live and Die and Live premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.^[3] He later co-wrote alongside Andre Gaines the script for The Dutchman based on the 1964 play of the same namebyAmiri Baraka.^[4]

Filmography[edit]

• Glimpse (short, 2007) — director, writer, actor
• I Used to Love Her (2008) — producer, editor
• The Inspiration of Barack (short, 2008) — director, writer, producer, editor
• Mooz-lum (2010) — director, writer, actor
• Destined (2016) — director, writer
• A Boy. A Girl. A Dream. (2018) — director, writer
• To Live and Die and Live (2023) — director, writer, producer
• The Dutchman — writer
• He Looked like a Postcard — director

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External links[edit]

• Qasim BasiratIMDb

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