Qasim “Q” Basir is an award-winning American filmmaker who often weaves autobiographical elements into his movies.
Biography from TMDB.
- Director, writer, cinematographer and producer
- 5 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all
What are Qasim Basir's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 4
Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous3
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 Qasim Basir's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Qasim Basir'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
6 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
The Dutchman(2025)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
To Live and Die and Live(2023)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
He Looked like a Postcard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
A Boy. A Girl. A Dream.(2018)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Destined(2016)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Mooz-Lum(2010)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 6 titles from 2011 to 2026.
Awards
2 major nominations and no wins, 2018–2023.
- Sundance award, nominated
- Sundance award, nominated · Best of Next!
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.
How do Qasim Basir's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 5 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 66/100 and the pacing 31/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Qasim Basir work with?
People who share at least 2 of Qasim Basir's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Samantha Tanner shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Cory HardrictShared titles: To Live and Die and Live (2023), Destined (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Cory Hardrict
- Maryam BasirShared titles: To Live and Die and Live (2023), Mooz-Lum (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Maryam Basir
- Omari HardwickShared titles: To Live and Die and Live (2023), A Boy. A Girl. A Dream. (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Omari Hardwick
Producers
- Samantha TannerShared titles: To Live and Die and Live (2023), A Boy. A Girl. A Dream. (2018), Destined (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Samantha Tanner
- Andre GainesShared titles: The Dutchman (2025), To Live and Die and Live (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Andre Gaines
- Dana OffenbachShared titles: To Live and Die and Live (2023), Mooz-Lum (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Dana Offenbach
- Datari TurnerShared titles: To Live and Die and Live (2023), A Boy. A Girl. A Dream. (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Datari Turner
