Life, Values & Legacy: Our Chat with Khalid Nazim

Khalid Nazim shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.

Hi Khalid, thank you so much for joining us today. We’re thrilled to learn more about your journey, values and what you are currently working on. Let’s start with an ice breaker: Are you walking a path—or wandering?
Honestly, I feel like I’m wandering right now. There was a time I thought I was walking a clear path. I managed to turn my passion into my profession though, and that is like a big step for me. But lately, I’ve found myself at a crossroads, not just creatively, but personally too. My relationships with people, and even with myself, have changed a lot. I’ve learned things I didn’t expect to, about trust, about distance, about what truly matters. Some days still feel repetitive, and I keep questioning what’s next. But through all that, I’ve realized that wandering isn’t necessarily being lost, it’s also a way of gathering experiences, knowledge, and perspective. Maybe this phase is about understanding better, so that when I do find my next path, it’s the one that feels real, both as a creator and as a person.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m Khalid Nazim. I’m a filmmaker, editor, and cinematographer. Honestly, my love for visual storytelling started when I was a kid, I was always fascinated by how films were made, the magic behind it that could make you feel so much through just images and sound. The feeling kind of stayed with me, and over time, it became the reason I wanted to tell stories myself, this passion became my outlet, a way to express myself, process things, and make sense of the world around me

I’ve explored a bit of everything along the way, directing short films, music videos, documentaries, and also working on color grading, sound design, and VFX. I like learning every part of the process because it helps me understand filmmaking in a deeper way.

It’s more like a personal journey. I’m still figuring things out, still growing, and trying to build my voice as a filmmaker. What keeps me going is that same sense of wonder I had when I first fell in love with this art, and I guess I’m still chasing that feeling.

Great, so let’s dive into your journey a bit more. What’s a moment that really shaped how you see the world?
Well it wasn’t just one moment that shaped how I see the world it was more like a series of small instances

A person or a relationship drifting away without an explanation. The collaboration that fell apart halfway through. The times I poured myself into something, a project, a person and it still didn’t work out.

For a long time, I used to take those moments personally. I thought if I were better, more precise, more perfect things would stay, people would stay. But the more life unfolded, the more I realized that nothing stays because it’s perfect. It stays because it’s consistent.

Somewhere along the way, that understanding bled into my craft. I stopped obsessing over perfection. I started chasing rhythm instead, the flow, the emotion, the persistence that carries something forward even when it falters.

Now, I think of both people and art the same way, they exist because they’re imperfect. It stays or keep showing up, and we don’t know how the story will end.

And maybe that’s what I’ve learned most of all, that consistency is its own form of beauty. It’s what gives everything whether its relationships, films, and even the self, their quiet kind of truth.

When did you stop hiding your pain and start using it as power?
I think I was always good at hiding my pain. Since childhood, I’ve been an introvert. Opening up never came easy. I got so used to keeping things inside that, over time, it started to take a mental toll on me. Even when I tried to share, it never came out fully, maybe that’s just who I am, or maybe I never found someone who cared enough to really listen.

But with time, I learned to channel that pain instead of running from it. My escape only came when I created something. I poured my mind and heart into what I love it became some sort of therapy that shaped who I am today. I have always been someone who turns pain into creation, and creation into strength.

Alright, so if you are open to it, let’s explore some philosophical questions that touch on your values and worldview. How do you differentiate between fads and real foundational shifts?
For me, the difference between a fad and a real shift comes down to what actually stays with you.
A fad is loud and exciting, but once the hype dies, it doesn’t really change anything inside you.
A foundational shift feels quieter, it settles into how we think, how we make decisions, how we understand the world.

And if I step out of philosophy and look at filmmaking, the pattern is the same. New video trends come and go, we see it all the time in social media.
But things like for example AI-assisted editing or new storytelling techniques actually change how we create. They reshape the craft, not just the moment.

So I try to stay open, but I pay attention to what keeps affecting me long after the noise fades. That’s usually where the real change is.

Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. Are you doing what you were born to do—or what you were told to do?
I think for a long time, I was doing what I thought I was supposed to do, what people around me expected. But at some point, I realized that didn’t really make me happy. When I started creating, filming, editing, telling stories, it just felt different. It felt like something I was naturally meant to do.

I’m glad I found that part of myself. Even if sometimes it feels like work, I remind myself that this is exactly what I was meant to do. It’s not always easy, but it always feels right, and that’s what keeps me going.