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Asad Faruqi

Cinematographer, producer and director

Asad Faruqi is an Emmy Award winning cinematographer, photographer and filmmaker.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Cinematographer, producer and director
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 19% in 30 days

What are Asad Faruqi's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
54%
Morality
18%
Survival
10%
Power
7%
Bonds
5%
Ideas
5%
Self
2%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
8
Tense
5
Contemplative
4
Melancholic
3
Elegiac
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous1

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 Asad Faruqi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Asad Faruqi'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

23 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Calling: A Medical School Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest(2025)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • How We Get Free(2023)

    Additional Camera

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Gumbo Coalition(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Learning to Breathe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • A Marriage(2021)

    Co-Director · Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Black and Missing(2021)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • And She Could Be Next (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Down a Dark Stairwell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Camera Operator

  • And She Could Be Next (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Call Center Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Salam - The First ****** Nobel Laureate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Camera Operator

  • Desert One(2019)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • New Homeland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Camera Operator

  • Team Khan(2018)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Armed with Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

  • Bobo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer · Producer

  • Song of Lahore(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Diana(2013)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Saving Face(2012)

    Associate Producer · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles from 2012 to 2025.

Highest rated

A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness (2015)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 19: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleProducing4 of 19: 0 only producing, 4 with another roleCinematography13 of 19: 9 only cinematography, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score83rdOther crew6 of 19: 6 only other crew, 0 with another role

19 titles, 4 with more than one role.

By decade

2010s10 · crew2020s9 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Asad Faruqi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 88th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 12 titles are Divisive.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors2
  • Divisive4
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · cinematographer

Gumbo Coalition (2022)

99th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness (2015)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 67/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 60. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Asad Faruqi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Asad Faruqi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lisa Heller shares the most, 4.

Directors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles