Summary: Filmmakers Omar Mullick & Bassam Tariq discuss their new documentary, THESE BIRDS WALK , recently picked up Oscilloscope. In Karachi, Pakistan, a runaway boy’s life hangs on one critical question: where is home? The streets, an orphanage, or with the family he fled in the first place? Simultaneously heart-wrenching and life-affirming, THESE BIRDS WALK documents the struggles of these wayward street children and the samaritans looking out for them in this ethereal and inspirational story of resilience. OMAR MULLICK (co-Director/Cinematographer): Omar is a photographer, cinematographer, and filmmaker. His work as a photographer has appeared in the New York Times and National Geographic, and has received multiple awards. His project ‘Can’t Take It With You’ was featured in a solo show at the Gallery FCB in Chelsea, New York. Selected works have shown at the Safe-T gallery in Dumbo. Commercial works include skate videos and television shows for MTV. These Birds Walk is his first feature film. In 2012, Omar was selected as one of 25 New Faces of Independent Film by Filmmaker Magazine. BASSAM TARIQ (co-Director): Bassam is an independent producer who has produced feature stories for TIME magazine, Boing Boing, Atlas Obscura and Huffington Post. He is also the co-creator of the viral travel blog30 Mosques in 30 Days in where him and a friend traveled across America highlighting the lives of American Muslims. The project was highlighted by NPR, BBC, Huffington Post and named CNN’s Top Newsmakers of 2010. This is his first feature film. In 2012, Bassam was selected as one of 25 New Faces of Independent Film by Filmmaker Magazine.
