Malik Hassan Sayeed

Nacimiento : 1969-01-01,

Historia

Malik Hassan Sayeed is a cinematographer, director and stills photographer. He began his career as a gaffer on Malcolm X, but was quickly promoted to Cinematographer on Spike Lee’s feature Clockers.

Películas

You Love Me
Cinematography
This film unpacks the question. Those who touched this piece have seen the world actively love their art or their athletic achievements, while also seeing the world continually oppress the Black community at large. Beats, the creatives, and the cast joined together with the unified goal of inspiring Black youth by highlighting the everyday beauty and rich diversity of their culture.
Black Is King
Director of Photography
Este álbum visual de Beyoncé reinventa las lecciones de "El Rey León" (2019) para los jóvenes reyes y reinas de hoy que buscan sus propias coronas.
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Director of Photography
Documentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history, shown at the Smithsonian African-American History Museum.
Lemonade
Director of Photography
Especial de HBO y Beyoncé sobre el último álbum de la cantante, dividido en varios segmentos dedicados a cada uno de los temas.
The Grand Romantic
Director of Photography
The film follows an artist (Nate Ruess) in the midst of failing to reach the greatness of his previous albums, and being pressured by most of the people around him to make something even better. During this time, he falls in love with his boss' secretary, played by Tessa Thompson.
Fire Meet Gasoline
Director of Photography
Two lovers roam through the land, kissing in bedsheets, chasing under trees, killing people with stones and setting houses on fire.
Dreams Are Colder Than Death
Director of Photography
What does it mean to be Black in America in the 21st century? The recently formed Black American film group TNEG™ has set out to elucidate this very question. Hearing from the likes of fine artist Kara Walker and musical artist Flying Lotus, the film is based on a deceptively simple approach -- asking a refined list of black 'specialists' as well as 'uncommon folks' questions about what they think, and more importantly as lead director Arthur Jafa states, 'What they KNOW' -- the film is an unprecedented 'stream of the black consciousness' and a strikingly original and rarefied look at black intellectual and emotional life. What's so unorthodox about this simple approach is that the interviews were recorded separately from the images in the film. What results is a breathtaking, kaleidoscopic look of American black life from the dawn of three original filmmakers.
The Black August Hip Hop Project
Director of Photography
Shot in the span of ten years, Black August Hip-Hop Project takes us to New York City, Cuba, and South Africa to raise awareness about political prisoners in the United States and abroad. The documentary features interviews with intellectuals and social activists including Assata Shakur, as well as performances by artists such as Talib Kweli, Mos Def, David Banner, Dead Prez, and Common.
Deshotten 1.0
Director
"Deshotten 1.0" was the first collaboration between Arthur Jafa and Malik Sayeed and is the first TNEG project. Laying in a hospital bed, a young man replays the moments leading up to a nighttime shootout in the streets of New York.
She Walks Calmly Disappearing Into The Darkness
Director
A man lying in a hospital room has no idea how he got there. Through a semi conscious state, flashbacks come to him of a shoot out, a mysterious package he was meant to collect and a girl who got away with it all.
The Original Kings of Comedy
Director of Photography
The Original Kings of Comedy achieves the seemingly impossible task of capturing the rollicking and sly comedy routines of stand-up and sitcom vets Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, and Bernie Mac and the magic of experiencing a live concert show. Director Spike Lee and his crew plant a multitude of cameras in a packed stadium and onstage (as well as backstage, as they follow the comedians) to catch the vivid immediacy of the show, which is as much about the audience as it is about the jokes.
Eyes wide shut
Second Unit Director of Photography
William Harford es un respetable médico neoyorquino cuya vida parece ir muy bien: está casado con una preciosa mujer, tiene una hija y tiene un trabajo que le gusta. Pero, al día siguiente de asistir a una fiesta, su esposa Alice le habla de unas fantasías eróticas y de cómo estuvo a punto de romper su matrimonio por un desconocido. Abrumado por esta confesión, acaba entrando en un local, donde un antiguo compañero le habla de una congregación secreta dedicada al hedonismo y al placer sin límites. A partir de entonces un mundo dominado por el sexo y el erotismo se abre ante él.
Belly
Director of Photography
Tommy (DMX) y Sincere (Nas), amigos desde pequeños, tienen como forma de vida la delincuencia, y el dinero como único objetivo. Tommy se interesa por el negocio de la droga, lo que les llevará a ellos, y a su entorno, a una espiral de delincuencia, drogas, cárcel, viajes, tiroteos y violencia.
John Leguizamo: Freak
Director of Photography
John Leguizamo's semi-falsified, one-man stand-up performance as...himself. This is his autobiographical story, about his life growing up, and his journey to try to be accepted by his father. We see this story through a bizarre myriad of characters and situations, which include the eccentric Uncle Sanny, the Fat Boy Called Bitch (John's little brother, Poochie), his mom, his evil grandmothers, and Lee Stratsberg, not to mention a brief appearance by Cantinflas as God.
Una mala jugada
Director of Photography
Jake es un preso al que el gobernador del estado le ofrece un trato: reducir su estancia en la cárcel si logra convencer a su hijo Jesús, el mejor jugador de baloncesto de todos los institutos del país, para que fiche por el equipo local. Huérfano de madre y con su padre en prisión, Jesús es un joven que se ha hecho a sí mismo y que ha criado a su hermana pequeña sin ninguna ayuda. Ahora debe resolver en una semana un difícil dilema: aceptar una beca deportiva universitaria o entrar en la NBA. La repentina reaparición de Jake plantea el problema de la reconciliación entre padre e hijo e influye en la resolución del dilema.
El club de las strippers (The Players Club)
Director of Photography
Diana, una joven madre soltera, consigue trabajo en una zapatería, donde conoce a Ronnie and Tricks, dos strippers que trabajan en un club llena de gente poco recomendable relacionada con el crimen. A pesar de todo, ante la necesidad de ganar dinero para pagarse los estudios y mantener a su hija, Diana acaba trabajando en el club como stripper.
Cold Around the Heart
Director of Photography
A jewel thief moves towards a reunion of revenge with his lover, who pushed him out of their speeding getaway car.
Girl 6
Director of Photography
Cuando una atractiva actriz descubre que el único trabajo que puede conseguir es el de sexo-telefonista decide sacar el mayor provecho de ello y pronto se convierte en la chica más popular de la ciudad.
Clockers (Camellos)
Director of Photography
Strike es un camello que trabaja las 24 horas del día. Cuando un importante narcotraficante de Brooklyn le informa sobre la posibilidad de mejorar su situación, un camello rival acaba siendo asesinado. El inspector Mazilli quiere una detención rápida, pero su compañero Rocco, se inclina por algo mucho más complicado: descubrir la verdad.