Tarik Karam is an Arab-American filmmaker based in New York. After graduating from the American Film Institute, he worked side by side with director Stephen Daldry, co-producing and Second Unit directing the Oscar nominated films Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and The Reader.

Since then, his short films have premiered at festivals such as Tribeca and Clermont-Ferrand while also being Vimeo Staff Picks. For Netflix, he has directed a 30-minute award winning gun violence documentary as well as several episodes of a new racing documentary series in partnership with Condé Nast Entertainment.

On the commercial front, Tarik has directed content for The New York Times, Johnson & Johnson, P&G, Fiat, and McDonald’s. His work has won multiple Clio, D&AD, and One Show awards.

Most recently, Tarik directed the Second Unit on the Russo Brothers’ upcoming film The Electric State with Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, and Stanley Tucci.

Tarik’s screenplays have been selected for Sundance’s Producing Lab, Film Independent’s Screenwriting Lab, the prestigious Nicholl Fellowships, and American Zoetrope’s Screenplay Competition.

His newest project is an absurdist look at a group of servants competing for the honor to be sacrificed in order to prolong their master’s life.

CONTACT
hello@tarikkaram.com / Instagram
Bianca Grimshaw – GDR (Legal Representation) – bianca@gdrfirm.com / 917.985.6892
Katie Northy – Talk Shop (Commercials) – katie.northy@talk-shop.tv