Karim Amer
Production
- Born
- January 1, 1984 (age 42) · Egypt
Karim Amer is an Emmy, BAFTA, and Academy Award nominated filmmaker known for his bold investigative documentaries and global social impact storytelling. His work includes HBO’s The Vow, Showtime’s The Lincoln Project, and Amazon’s Flight Risk, which earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Investigative Documentary. His Netflix film The Great Hack premiered at Sundance, was shortlisted for the Oscars, and received both BAFTA and Emmy nominations. He has also produced the narrative feature films You Resemble Me (WILLA) and All That's Left of You (Visibility Films/Watermelon Pictures).
Known for
The Breadwinner
November 17, 2017
The Great Hack
January 26, 2019
The Square
June 7, 2013
All That's Left of You
September 25, 2025
Flight/Risk
September 9, 2022
You Resemble Me
November 4, 2022
Defiant
September 9, 2023
Revolution Rent
November 8, 2019
Keys to the City
November 15, 2022
Handle with Extreme Care
June 16, 2023
The Mission
January 29, 2026
Behind the camera12
- 2026The Mission Executive Producer
- 2025All That's Left of You Producer
- 2024The Fake Mayor Director
- 2023Defiant Producer, Director
- 2023Handle with Extreme Care Executive Producer
- 2022Keys to the City Executive Producer
- 2022You Resemble Me Producer
- 2022Flight/Risk Director, Producer
- 2019Revolution Rent Executive Producer
- 2019The Great Hack