Qasim Basir is an American filmmaker. He wrote and directed '' Mooz-lum'' (2011) starring

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and

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about an African-American Muslim family and how their lives are changed by the

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. The film received nominations from the

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.https://www.speakoutnow.org/speaker/qasim-basir> Basir also wrote and directed '' Destined'' (2016) starring

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. Basir won Best Director at the

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. Basir's film '' A Boy. A Girl. A Dream.'' starring

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and

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has been selected for the 2018

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. His next film ''

To Live and Die and Live ''To Live and Die and Live'' is a 2023 American drama film written and directed by Qasim Basir and starring Amin Joseph. Cast * Amin Joseph as Muhammad Abdullah *Skye P. Marshall *Omari Hardwick *Cory Hardrict * Maryam Basir *Dana Gourrier *Tr ...

'' premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. He later co-wrote alongside Andre Gaines the script for ''

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'' based on the 1964 play of the same name by

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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 *''

'' (2023) — director, writer, producer *''

'' — writer *''He Looked like a Postcard'' — director

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