Qasim Basir Explained

Qasim Basir
Nationality:	American
Birth Place:	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation:	Filmmaker
Relatives:	Maryam 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.

Basir's film A Boy. A Girl. A Dream. starring Omari Hardwick and Meagan Good has been selected for the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. 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 name by Amiri Baraka.^[4]

Filmography

• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 10 years after 20 in Their 20s honor, filmmaker Qasim Basir reflects on Detroit from afar. 26 May 2015.
2. https://www.speakoutnow.org/speaker/qasim-basir>
3. Web site: To Live And Die And Live Review: Basir's Feature Is Intoxicating [Sundance]]. Patrice. Witherspoon. January 22, 2023. ScreenRant.
4. Web site: André Holland, Kate Mara, Zazie Beetz & Stephen McKinley Henderson Set For ‘The Dutchman’ As Andre Gaines’ Adaptation Of Amiri Baraka Play Lands IA. Matt. Grobar. September 18, 2023.