MALIK H. SAYEED Director of Photography
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COMMERCIALS (partial list) Verizon, Workday ft. Naomi Osaka, IBM, M&Ms, *Beats by Dre, Absolut, Chase, Kellogg’s, Google, Ellen Beauty, Instagram, AT&T, Apple, Adidas, Gap, Old Navy, Bumble, P&G, eBay, Amazon Prime, **Netflix “A Great Day in Hollywood”, Nivea, Spectrum, YouTube, Checkers, Lexus, Dobel, Comcast XFinity, Captain Morgan, ***Nike, Marriott, Chevrolet, Sky Vodka, Cadillac, UNCF, Union Bank, 02, Juicy Couture, Tacori Jewelry, Samsung, Asahi Beer, Duracell, Weight Watchers, Gillette, Timberland, Uniqlo, Lee Jeans, Abreva, GMC, Grey Goose, EA Sports, Kia, Harley Davidson, Gatorade, Burlington, Sunsilk, Versus, Kose, Escada, Mennen, Dolce & Gabbana, Citizen Watches, Aruba Tourism, Texas Instruments, Sunlight, Cover Girl, Clairol, Coppertone, GMC, Reebok, Dockers, Dasani, Smirnoff Ice, Big Red, Budweiser, Nintendo, Jenny Craig, Wild Turkey, Tommy Hilfiger, Fuji, Almay, Anti-Smoking PSA, Sony, Canon, Levi’s, Jaguar, Pepsi, Sears, Coke, Avon, American Express, Snapple, Polaroid, Oxford Insurance, Liberty Mutual, ESPN, Yamaha, Nissan, Miller Lite, Pantene, LG
*2021 Emmy Awards Nominee – Outstanding Commercial – Beats by Dre “You Love Me” **2019 Emmy Awards Nominee – Outstanding Commercial ***2017 D&AD Professional Awards Winner – Cinematography for Film Advertising – Nike “Equality”
MUSIC VIDEOS (partial list) Arianna Grande, Miley Cyrus & Lana Del Rey, Kanye West feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign, N.E.R.D. & Rihanna, Jay Z, Charli XCX, Damian Marley, *Beyoncé, Kanye West, Nate Ruess, Kendrick Lamar, Sia, Nicole Scherzinger, Arcade Fire, Bruno Mars, The Weekend, Selena Gomez, **Lana Del Rey, Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Ciara, Usher, Rihanna, Will I Am, Ne-Yo, LL Cool J, Black Eyed Peas, Pharrell, Robin Thicke, Ricky Martin, Lauryn Hill, Nas, Ziggy Marley, Youssou N’Dour, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Prince
*2021 MTV VMA Award Winner – Best Cinematography (Co-DP) – Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid “Brown Skin Girl” *2017 Grammy Award Winner – Best Music Video – Beyoncé “Formation” *2016 Camerimage Festival Nominee – Best Cinematography in a Music Video – Beyoncé “Formation” *2016 MTV Video Music Award Winner – Best Cinematography – Beyoncé “Formation” *2016 Cannes Lions Entertainment Music Awards Grand Prix Winner – Beyoncé “Formation” **2013 MTV Video Music Award Nomination – Best Cinematography – Lana Del Rey “Ride”
DIRECTORS Steve Antin, Matt Aselton, Bryan Barber, Blitz Bazawule, Brian Beletic, Neal Brennan, James Brown, Ed Burke, Francesco Carrozzini, child., Derek Cianfrance, Darren Craig, Scott Cudmore, Patrick Cummings, Hannah Lux Davis, Dex Deboree, Patrick Demarchelier, Tom Dey, Leonard Dorfman, Andrew Dosunmu, Lacey Duke, Ava DuVernay, Lauren Greenfield, Terry Hall, Sanaa Hamri, Vincent Haycock, Campbell Hooper, Reginald Hudlin, Paul Hunter, Ian Pons Jewel, Erich Joiner, Kahlil Joseph, Kuntz & Maguire, Francis Lawrence, Spike Lee, Anthony Mandler, Martin & Lindsay, Diane Martel, Melina Matsoukas, Dave Meyers, Alexandre Moors, Justin Morris, Emil Nava, John O’ Hagen, Dan Portrait, Coliena Rentmeester, Terry Richardson, AV Rockwell, Barnaby Roper, Sanji, Jake Scott, Todd Selby, Dawn Shadforth, Chris Spencer, Yael Staav, Spencer Susser, Jorn Threlfall, Todd & Kylie, Adam Tillman-Young, Todd Tourso, Ben Tricklebank, Chris Waitte, Timothy White, Hype Williams, Kevin Wilson Jr.
INSTALLATION ART/PRINT/ LIGHTING DESIGN Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, Vanity Fair f/James Franco, Breitling Watches f/David Beckham, Reb’l Fleur Fragrance f/Rihanna, Uniqlo, InStyle Magazine feat. Beyoncé, Vogue Italia f/Kristin Stewart, Avon, InStyle Magazine f/Gwen Stefani, InStyle Magazine f/Jennifer Aniston, Beauty CULTure
FEATURES (partial list) BLACK IS KING (Co-DP) Disney+ Dir: Beyoncé, Blitz Bazawule ORIGINAL KINGS OF COMEDY 40 Acres & A Mule Dir: Spike Lee *BELLY Artisan Entertainment Dir: Hype Williams HE GOT GAME Disney Dir: Spike Lee THE PLAYER’S CLUB New Line Cinema Dir: Ice Cube COLD AROUND THE HEART 20th Century Fox Dir: John Ridley GIRL 6 20th Century Fox Dir: Spike Lee CLOCKERS Universal Pictures Dir: Spike Lee EYES WIDE SHUT (Additional Photography/ 2nd Unit) Warner Bros. Pictures Dir: Stanley Kubrick GATTACA (Additional Photography/ 2nd Unit) Columbia Pictures Dir: Andrew Niccol *Independent Spirit Award Nomination
SHORTS (partial list) AUGUST 28: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A PEOPLE Prod: Ava DuVernay, Dir: Ava DuVernay Paul Garnes SHE WALKED CALMLY DISAPPEARING INTO THE DARKNESS Little Minx Dir: Malik Sayeed WILDCAT What Matters Most Dir: Kahlil Joseph
TELEVISION (partial list) DA BRICK (Pilot) HBO Dir: Spike Lee TIME OUT WITH JAYSON WILLIAMS MTV Dir: Jac Benson REAL SPORTS HBO Dir: Spike Lee