Bassam is a writer/director that started as a copywriter in advertising and then transitioned into directing. Over the years, he’s built a close creative relationship with Riz Ahmed, whom he directed in his first feature film, Mogul Mowgli. He’s made commercials for brands including META, Peloton, FIFA and the Department of Education. More recently he repartnered with Riz on the Amazon Prime UK comedy series Bait.

In fall 2026 his latest feature film Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother hits theatres starring Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali as a devout Muslim, loving family man, and contract killer in this audaciously inventive Texas-set action thriller.