---
name: "Saade Mustafa"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/saade-mustafa"
fi1m_id: "saade-mustafa"
imdb_id: "nm0615939"
tmdb_id: 1900619
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "24 October 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T14:00:34.056073+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Saade Mustafa

## Identity

Saade Mustafa

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/saade-mustafa
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** saade-mustafa
- **IMDb ID:** nm0615939
- **TMDB ID:** 1900619
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615939/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1900619

Cinematographer. Born 24 October 1971 in Brooklyn, New York.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 24 October 1971, Brooklyn, New York
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615939/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1900619

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Blacklist*](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md) (63)

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## Biography

Saade Mustafa is an American cinematographer and Steadicam operator based in New York. A member of IATSE Local 600, he has nearly three decades of experience in film and television. He began as a camera operator and Steadicam operator before serving as director of photography on *The Blacklist* from 2016 to 2022, after earlier camera work on the series from 2013.

Mustafa has worked as director of photography on series including *The Equalizer* and *Stargirl*, and on feature films such as *Queen of Knives* (2024) and *King of Knives* (2020). His cinematography on *Queen of Knives* earned Best Feature Film Cinematography and Best Film Lighting at the NY Cinematography Awards in 2023, as well as a Platinum Winner award for Cinematography from the International Independent Film Awards.

A U.S. Navy veteran who served in the Persian Gulf War, Mustafa studied visual arts at Long Island University.

*Sources: imdb.com, saademustafa.com, grokipedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Blacklist* (2013), Fi1m 63, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)

## Complete filmography (4)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Queen of Knives* (2023), Cinematography
- *The Equalizer* (2021), series, Director of Photography
- *King of Knives* (2020), Director of Photography
- *The Blacklist* (2013), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)

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