Karim Hussain


Karim Hussain is a Canadian filmmaker and cinematographer. As a director 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.
A native of Ottawa, Ontario, he is the son of writer Nancy Vickers.

Filmography

Director

Films
YearTitleDirectorWriterNotes
2000Subconscious CrueltyAlso editor camera operator, additional makeup effects, sound editing and sound mix
2002AscensionAlso associate producer and camera operator
2006The Beautiful BeastAlso producer and camera operator

Short films
YearTitleDirectorWriterNotes
2002La dernière voixAlso producer
2011Vision StainsSegment of The Theatre Bizarre

Cinematographer

Films
YearTitleDirectorNotes
2000Subconscious CrueltyHimselfWith François Bourdon
2002AscensionHimself
2006The Beautiful BeastHimself
2009Walled InGilles Paquet-Brenner
2010TerritoriesOlivier Abbou
2011Hobo with a ShotgunJason Eisener
2012AntiviralBrandon Cronenberg
2013L'autre mondeRichard StanleyDocumentary
2015We Are Still HereTed Geoghegan
2015Beeba BoysDeepa Mehta
2015Hyena RoadPaul Gross
2016RuptureSteven Shainberg
2016Madame HollywoodOlivier Abbou
2017MohawkTed Geoghegan
2018ParallelIsaac Ezban
2018Seven in HeavenChris Eigeman
2019Random Acts of ViolenceJay Baruchel
2020PossessorBrandon Cronenberg
2021SeanceSimon Barrett
2022FirestarterKeith Thomas
2022Orphan: First KillWilliam Brent Bell
2023Infinity PoolBrandon Cronenberg
2024Dark MatchLowell Dean

Short films
YearTitleDirectorNotes
1999Divided Into ZeroMitch Davis
2001Facts Are SafetyNicolas Debot
2002La dernière voixHimself
Julien Fonfrede
2006Au coeur briséAntoinette Karuna
2009DolorosaChristophe Debacq
2010The AristofrogsBen Bernschneider
Douglas Buck
Jan Hendrik Drevs
Arno Frisch
John A. Gallagher
Buddy Giovinazzo
Matthew Harrison
2011The Theatre BizarreRichard Stanley
Douglas Buck
Himself
Segments "The Mother Of Toads", "The Accident" and "Vision Stains"
2012The Captured BirdJovanka Vuckovic
2013MethodGregory Smith
2015Jooj: Shoulders and WhispersBrandon Cronenberg
2015Whispers and ShouldersSook-Yin Lee
2016Animalia: Face OnBrandon Cronenberg
2019Please Speak Continuously and Describe
Your Experiences as They Come to You
Brandon Cronenberg