Omar Mullick Explained

Omar Mullick
Occupation:Film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer
Years Active:2012–present

Omar Mullick is an American film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and producer. He has directed and served as cinematographer on These Birds Walk (2013), The Vow (2020), and Flight/Risk (2022).

Career

In 2013, Mullick co-directed alongside Bassam Tariq, These Birds Walk a documentary revolving around a boy and ambulance driver in Karachi. It had its world premiere at True/False Film Festival in March 2013,[1] It was released in November 2013, by Oscilloscope.[2]

In 2020, Mullick directed an episode and served as cinematographer on The Vow a documentary series revolving around NXIVM for HBO.[3] In 2021, Mullick served as screenwriter and cinematographer on You Resemble Me directed by Dina Amer.[4] That same year, Mullick produced the documentary short Three Songs for Benazir which was acquired by Netflix, and nominated for an Academy Award.[5] In 2022, Mullick co-directed with Karim Amer and served as cinematographer on Flight/Risk, a documentary revolving around whistleblowers at Boeing for Amazon Studios.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: True/False 2013 Dispatch #1: These Birds Walk, The Garden Of Eden, The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear. Filmmaker. Vadim. Rizov. March 4, 2013. August 1, 2023.
  2. Web site: EXCLUSIVE: Oscilloscope Acquires True/False, SXSW Doc ‘These Birds Walk’. IndieWire. Cameron. Sinz. February 8, 2013. August 1, 2023.
  3. Web site: Concordia Studio Selects Its 2023 Fellowship Class. Deadline Hollywood. Valerie. Complex. May 17, 2023. August 1, 2023.
  4. Web site: Dina Amer, the filmmaker who turned down a multimillion dollar studio deal. Dazed. Nick. Chen. February 2, 2023. August 1, 2023.
  5. Web site: Oscar-Nominated ‘Three Songs For Benazir’ Tells Rare Love Story From Afghanistan. Deadline Hollywood. Matthew. Carey. March 20, 2022. August 1, 2023.
  6. Web site: How a documentary filmmaker captures “lived experience”. Nieman Storyboard. Kristen. Chin. January 20, 2023. August 1, 2023.