Karim Ahmad 🇵🇸
@thatkarimahmad.bsky.social
Writer of comics and film, culture strategist, parent, Muslim, future architect. Founder of Utopia Studio, Creator @FuturestatesTV
https://linktr.ee/thatkarimahmad
https://linktr.ee/thatkarimahmad
After a lil break, the Utopia Studio substack is back w/ another piece in our series on curatorial justice, from the report I published last year, sadly even more relevant today, w/ so many institutions in our industry caving to fascism. Give it a read! 🤎
theutopiastudio.substack.com/p/film-festi...
theutopiastudio.substack.com/p/film-festi...
“Film festivals are traumatic. How can we make them a place of healing?"
And other meditations on curatorial justice from our contributors
theutopiastudio.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
After a lil break, the Utopia Studio substack is back w/ another piece in our series on curatorial justice, from the report I published last year, sadly even more relevant today, w/ so many institutions in our industry caving to fascism. Give it a read! 🤎
theutopiastudio.substack.com/p/film-festi...
theutopiastudio.substack.com/p/film-festi...
Now THIS is how you table a con! 🙌🏽 my man! #ICEout
Restocked with @meganpiont.bsky.social's incredible "How to Report ICE" zine - also collecting donations for @thenyic.bsky.social ! #NYCC Artist Alley L25 - come see, come see!
October 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Now THIS is how you table a con! 🙌🏽 my man! #ICEout
No words can truly describe last night’s Venice premiere of the Voice of Hind Rajab. To collectively re-live the trauma and horror of Hind’s story with a packed audience followed by chants of Free Palestine and a 24 min standing ovation at one of the most important festival platforms in the world.
September 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
No words can truly describe last night’s Venice premiere of the Voice of Hind Rajab. To collectively re-live the trauma and horror of Hind’s story with a packed audience followed by chants of Free Palestine and a 24 min standing ovation at one of the most important festival platforms in the world.
New post is live on the Substack! This week, I unpacked my first foray into co-creating a radically aspirational media arts system of the future, circa 2020.
theutopiastudio.substack.com/p/lets-resto...
theutopiastudio.substack.com/p/lets-resto...
Let's restore the future we deserve.
Starting with our film industry.
theutopiastudio.substack.com
August 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
New post is live on the Substack! This week, I unpacked my first foray into co-creating a radically aspirational media arts system of the future, circa 2020.
theutopiastudio.substack.com/p/lets-resto...
theutopiastudio.substack.com/p/lets-resto...
New Substack post is up! Had something else on deck this week, then after almost 60 years of service, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced its closure after Congress laid down & let them get defunded. So this public media OG had to speak up.
theutopiastudio.substack.com/p/reflection...
theutopiastudio.substack.com/p/reflection...
August 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
New Substack post is up! Had something else on deck this week, then after almost 60 years of service, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced its closure after Congress laid down & let them get defunded. So this public media OG had to speak up.
theutopiastudio.substack.com/p/reflection...
theutopiastudio.substack.com/p/reflection...
New post is live at
TheUtopiaStudio [dot] Substack [dot] com
I promised I'd share my origin story early in this journey, so here it is! Naturally, there's heavy reference to X-Men comics. I mean, I did just get back from #SDCC, so it was inevitable.
Enjoy! And share/subscribe, if you dig! ❤️❤️❤️
TheUtopiaStudio [dot] Substack [dot] com
I promised I'd share my origin story early in this journey, so here it is! Naturally, there's heavy reference to X-Men comics. I mean, I did just get back from #SDCC, so it was inevitable.
Enjoy! And share/subscribe, if you dig! ❤️❤️❤️
July 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
New post is live at
TheUtopiaStudio [dot] Substack [dot] com
I promised I'd share my origin story early in this journey, so here it is! Naturally, there's heavy reference to X-Men comics. I mean, I did just get back from #SDCC, so it was inevitable.
Enjoy! And share/subscribe, if you dig! ❤️❤️❤️
TheUtopiaStudio [dot] Substack [dot] com
I promised I'd share my origin story early in this journey, so here it is! Naturally, there's heavy reference to X-Men comics. I mean, I did just get back from #SDCC, so it was inevitable.
Enjoy! And share/subscribe, if you dig! ❤️❤️❤️
Once more, with feeling… I launched a Substack! It’s under the banner of my production company The Utopia Studio, the post is live now, check us out and subscribe if you dig it!
July 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Once more, with feeling… I launched a Substack! It’s under the banner of my production company The Utopia Studio, the post is live now, check us out and subscribe if you dig it!
Welp, looks like Paramount’s descent into fascism compliance is complete. At least they’re being more honest about it than every other legacy outlet and just ghosting everyone.
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
DEI is dead at Paramount, David Ellison's Skydance promises FCC
Skydance separately promised to appoint a CBS News ombudsman to 'promote transparency and increased accountability' at CBS News. Skydance CEO David Ellison also has met with center-right journalist Ba...
www.latimes.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Welp, looks like Paramount’s descent into fascism compliance is complete. At least they’re being more honest about it than every other legacy outlet and just ghosting everyone.
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
My company, the Utopia Studio is extremely proud to be EPing “The Voice of Hind Rajab” directed by the amazing Kaouther Ben Hania, premiering at the Biennale / Venice International Film Fest!
July 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
My company, the Utopia Studio is extremely proud to be EPing “The Voice of Hind Rajab” directed by the amazing Kaouther Ben Hania, premiering at the Biennale / Venice International Film Fest!
Super excited to announce that I'm now on Substack, under the banner of my production company, The Utopia Studio at theutopiastudio.substack.com ! 🤎
July 23, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Super excited to announce that I'm now on Substack, under the banner of my production company, The Utopia Studio at theutopiastudio.substack.com ! 🤎
Turned my kiddo onto Wesley Willis earlier this week and now they’re obsessively playing it nonstop in the car. New level of parenthood unlocked.
July 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Turned my kiddo onto Wesley Willis earlier this week and now they’re obsessively playing it nonstop in the car. New level of parenthood unlocked.
Oh how convenient, a picture of all the elected representatives that we need to unseat in the next election.
July 16, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Oh how convenient, a picture of all the elected representatives that we need to unseat in the next election.
It's official, Superman's pro-Palestine! So awesome & should surprise literally no one. I mean he fought nazis & fascists & the klan. He's not an AIPAC shill just trying to get reelected & doing moral contortions to make genocide seem ok. He simply wants to stop the mass destruction of human life.
July 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
It's official, Superman's pro-Palestine! So awesome & should surprise literally no one. I mean he fought nazis & fascists & the klan. He's not an AIPAC shill just trying to get reelected & doing moral contortions to make genocide seem ok. He simply wants to stop the mass destruction of human life.
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hey #comics friends, another creator could use some help!
my debit card was stolen and now my wheelchair is 4 days past due. i owe $513 for it. i am back on the gofundme beat 😭 please share with your networks! #helpsky #mutualaid #pots #wheelchair #disabled www.gofundme.com/f/support-pr...
Donate to Support Priya's Mobility: Pay Off Her Wheelchair, organized by Priya Huq
Hi, I'm a cartoonist named Priya and I have POTS. I just bought a wheelchai… Priya Huq needs your support for Support Priya's Mobility: Pay Off Her Wheelchair
www.gofundme.com
July 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
hey #comics friends, another creator could use some help!
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I'm a part of this amazing campaign organized by @cartoonist.coop to connect Gaza! 🇵🇸
you can get yourself a half body or portrait illustration for any character you like or your OC, fully colored and inked by me with a solid color background! 🌟
you can get yourself a half body or portrait illustration for any character you like or your OC, fully colored and inked by me with a solid color background! 🌟
March 20, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I'm a part of this amazing campaign organized by @cartoonist.coop to connect Gaza! 🇵🇸
you can get yourself a half body or portrait illustration for any character you like or your OC, fully colored and inked by me with a solid color background! 🌟
you can get yourself a half body or portrait illustration for any character you like or your OC, fully colored and inked by me with a solid color background! 🌟
Finally getting around to deleting all my data from FKA Twitter and watching it all burn like
July 3, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Finally getting around to deleting all my data from FKA Twitter and watching it all burn like
Mr. Cardamom - Nani (starring Madhur Jaffrey)
YouTube video by Mr. Cardamom
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June 25, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This is... very unsettling.
zeteo.com/p/its-not-ju...
zeteo.com/p/its-not-ju...
It's Not Just Netanyahu. A Lot of Israelis Want Genocide, Too
Recent polling reveals that the ‘genocide fever’ in Israeli society has reached its logical conclusion: ‘If we can get rid of them all, why not?’
zeteo.com
June 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
This is... very unsettling.
zeteo.com/p/its-not-ju...
zeteo.com/p/its-not-ju...
Mashallah such a joy for the whole fam to see The Queen of My Dreams directed & produced by beloved homies Fawzia Mirza & Andria Wilson Mirza today on the big screen with an audience! Go see a beautiful love letter to Amis and Betis everywhere ASAP! Showtimes and tix at queenofmydreams.com 🤎🇵🇰🤎
June 23, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Mashallah such a joy for the whole fam to see The Queen of My Dreams directed & produced by beloved homies Fawzia Mirza & Andria Wilson Mirza today on the big screen with an audience! Go see a beautiful love letter to Amis and Betis everywhere ASAP! Showtimes and tix at queenofmydreams.com 🤎🇵🇰🤎
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Bombs 3 nuclear sites and then says “Now is the time for peace”?
This is an escalation that will lead to more death. Congress must reconvene immediately to stop the President from pushing us into war.
This is an escalation that will lead to more death. Congress must reconvene immediately to stop the President from pushing us into war.
Trump announces the United States has bombed Iran.
June 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Bombs 3 nuclear sites and then says “Now is the time for peace”?
This is an escalation that will lead to more death. Congress must reconvene immediately to stop the President from pushing us into war.
This is an escalation that will lead to more death. Congress must reconvene immediately to stop the President from pushing us into war.
Adieu, Annecy Intl Animation Festival! You were beautiful and inspiring at a time I really really needed it. But it’s time to go home now, we’ve got work to do. 💪🏽
June 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Adieu, Annecy Intl Animation Festival! You were beautiful and inspiring at a time I really really needed it. But it’s time to go home now, we’ve got work to do. 💪🏽
It’s funny because this could TOTALLY be true.
Democrats Back Resolution Thanking Federal Agents For Handcuffing Alex Padilla
theonion.com/democra...
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June 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
It’s funny because this could TOTALLY be true.
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With anti-ICE protests happening across LA and nationwide, protecting yourself from surveillance has never been more critical.
Here are steps you can take to protect yourself and others before, during, and after protests. Access the full toolkit here: www.stopspying.org/protest
Here are steps you can take to protect yourself and others before, during, and after protests. Access the full toolkit here: www.stopspying.org/protest
June 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
With anti-ICE protests happening across LA and nationwide, protecting yourself from surveillance has never been more critical.
Here are steps you can take to protect yourself and others before, during, and after protests. Access the full toolkit here: www.stopspying.org/protest
Here are steps you can take to protect yourself and others before, during, and after protests. Access the full toolkit here: www.stopspying.org/protest