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Hisham Abed

Hisham Abed

Director and cinematographer

Primetime Emmy winner · 1 other major award body

Works as
Director and cinematographer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 24% in 30 days

What are Hisham Abed's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Hisham Abed's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Hisham Abed's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

13 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Locker Diaries: Descendants(2026)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
  • Electric Bloom(2025)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
  • High School Musical: The Musical: The Series(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
  • Queer Eye: We're in Japan!(2019)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
  • Queer Eye(2018)

    Show 17 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
  • Siesta Key(2017)

    Show 18 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
  • Barely Famous(2015)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • The Briefcase(2015)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
  • Sam & Joe(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Debut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer

  • The Natural History of Parking Lots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Zombie High(1987)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 1987 to 2019.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 6: 3 only directing, 0 with another roleCinematography2 of 6: 2 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 6: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s1 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy from 5 major nominations, 2011–2020.

WinNomination
  1. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs
  2. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program
  3. 2018
    • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs
  4. 2011
    • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

Who does Hisham Abed work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hisham Abed's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Collins shares the most, 2.

Writers

Producers

Mixed roles