PREMIER: Socializing, with Kareem Ahmed : A short film by Chris McDuffie

Early this summer, I received an email from a photographer named Chris McDuffie.

I’d heard his name around town before…I was familiar with some of his work. We’d never actually met in real life, but we’d been lurking in eachother’s internet shadows for a while.

Chris was emailing to let me know that he was getting into film. He said that he was hoping to shoot a short film….a documentary of sorts, over the summer.

And he wanted me to be his subject.

He mentioned that he’d been following my “progress” for a couple of years and had decided that I’d be the perfect person for his first film.

So we shot a film.

We captured 12+ hours of footage, over a period of 7 different days and whittled it all down to a 10 minute show.

Here’s a sneak peak into my life…into my story.

I hope you enjoy it.

  • http://www.facebook.com/stephanie.s.eastling Stephanie Sophia Eastling

    Sitting on my kitchen floor, drinking green tea, contemplating how I’ll spend my day off when I decide to watch this video about Kareem’s story…hearing you speak about your passion for people and specifically how difficult it is for you to relate to introverts, hits me deep into my soul…what surfaces for me is this thought of…*sigh* there are others like me, the odd duck that I am…the girl who scares people at times because of her passion to know peoples stories, to learn from them, to find inspiration, to feel empathy and compassion. I’m so thankful to have crossed your article in Metro that day as I enjoyed my southern apple pie; what a truly sweet moment.  Now I am blessed to find it therapeutic to witness your story. #studentofpeople

  • Tia Senenfelder

    Loved a few minutes of being in Kareem’s head! Great job! Very cool.

  • Meredithlee83

    “I have this thirst to know people”…I love that Kareem!  I feel the same way about people and communicating. This video is amazing and I can’t wait to see more. You are so creative and I could listen to you talk for hours. Love this! ~Mere

  • http://kareemahmed.com Kareem Ahmed

    Thanks Stephanie. I’m glad you’ve been inspired!

  • http://kareemahmed.com Kareem Ahmed

    Thanks Tia. Glad you watched it….you know me pretty well though :P

  • http://kareemahmed.com Kareem Ahmed

    Meredith, thanks for the awesome compliments. You make me blush. I’ll be in Chi next weekend for a night…see you then?

  • Lauren McInerney

    my favorite quote “i get confused when people tell me they’re introverts” — totally agree!

  • Abe Arnold

    Kareem this is great, makes me super disappointed I didn’t get to know you better until the end of college. let me know when you are in Chicago next weekend, would be great to see you – Abe 

  • http://kareemahmed.com Kareem Ahmed

    It’s hard not to isn’t it?

  • http://kareemahmed.com Kareem Ahmed

    Abe! No worries man. That’s life, haha. Anyways, I’m in town for one night and one night only, shoot me your number in a FB message and hopefully we can get up.

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