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Karim Hussain

Karim Hussain

Camera·b. 1974·Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

30 horror credits

Canadian screenwriter, director and cinematographer. He is best known for his 2000 film Subconscious Cruelty and as co-writer of Nacho Cerdà's The Abandoned. In 2006, he adapted French-Canadian writer Marie-Claire Blais' work, La Belle Bête. For it, he won the Director's Award at the Boston Underground Film Festival.

Director4 films

The Theatre Bizarre

The Theatre Bizarre

Director

2011
The Beautiful Beast

The Beautiful Beast

Director

2006
Ascension

Ascension

Director

2002
Subconscious Cruelty

Subconscious Cruelty

Director

2001

Writer6 films

The Theatre Bizarre

The Theatre Bizarre

Screenplay

2011
Coffins of Light

Coffins of Light

Writer

2009
The Beautiful Beast

The Beautiful Beast

Writer

2006
The Abandoned

The Abandoned

Screenplay

2006
Ascension

Ascension

Screenplay

2002
Subconscious Cruelty

Subconscious Cruelty

Screenplay

2001

Cinematographer25 films

Forbidden Fruits

Forbidden Fruits

Director of Photography

2026 2.5
The Occupant of the Room

The Occupant of the Room

Director of Photography

2025
FruitHead

FruitHead

Director of Photography

2025
Dark Match

Dark Match

Director of Photography

2024
Infinity Pool

Infinity Pool

Director of Photography

2023 3.5
Orphan: First Kill

Orphan: First Kill

Director of Photography

2022 3.8
Firestarter

Firestarter

Director of Photography / Cinematography

2022
Seance

Seance

Director of Photography

2021
Possessor

Possessor

Director of Photography

2020 3.9
Random Acts of Violence

Random Acts of Violence

Director of Photography

2019 2.5
Please Speak Continuously and Describe Your Experiences as They Come to You

Please Speak Continuously and Describe Your Experiences as They Come to You

Director of Photography

2019
Seven in Heaven

Seven in Heaven

Director of Photography

2018
Parallel

Parallel

Director of Photography

2018
Mohawk

Mohawk

Director of Photography

2018
We Are Still Here

We Are Still Here

Director of Photography

2015
The ABCs of Death

The ABCs of Death

Director of Photography

2013
Antiviral

Antiviral

Director of Photography

2012
The Captured Bird

The Captured Bird

Director of Photography

2012 4.0
Hobo with a Shotgun

Hobo with a Shotgun

Director of Photography

2011 3.0
Territories

Territories

Director of Photography

2010
Dolorosa

Dolorosa

Cinematography

2009
Walled In

Walled In

Director of Photography

2009
The Beautiful Beast

The Beautiful Beast

Director of Photography

2006
Subconscious Cruelty

Subconscious Cruelty

Cinematography / Director of Photography

2001
Divided Into Zero

Divided Into Zero

Cinematography

1999

Editor1 film

Subconscious Cruelty

Subconscious Cruelty

Editor

2001

Actor1 film

Tales of the Uncanny

Tales of the Uncanny

Self

2020

Other Crew1 film

Subconscious Cruelty

Subconscious Cruelty

Camera Operator / Sound Editor / Makeup Effects / Sound Mixer

2001