A photography enthusiast.
Karim graduated with a BA in Cinema Production. He started working as an assistant producer on commercials, eventually rising to become an assistant director on feature films.
In 2013, he studied directing at the Prague Film School. He directed his first short film The Visit (Al Zeyarah) which won many awards and nominations (Madrid, Cairo FF, Dublin).
In 2017, Karim, with his wife Alexandra Debricon who is also a filmmaker, established Los Bandidos, a production house. Together where they collaborated on "Motomiya", a short documentary film shot entirely in Tokyo.