Kasim Hardaway

Kasim Hardaway ex-influencer turned alchemist & filmmaker
crafting stories + experiences that move, heal & inspire
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12/21/2025

“This is America” a micro film


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11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving (with a hefty side of existential dread). If you’re struggline this holiday season, call or text 988.

11/09/2025

I turned my mental breakdown into a film: The UNBecoming, six chapters of experimental performance art exploring loss, grief & renewal. And a reminder that mental health is a journey, not a destination.
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If you’re struggling or need someone to talk to, text or call 988 for free, confidential support. 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline

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11/02/2025

After everything falls apart, you find your way back, not to who you were but to who you are becoming. Return is the final chapter of The UNBecoming. It is about acceptance, learning that healing is not about erasing the past but making peace with it. Because mental health is a journey, not a destination.

Even when the light returns, the shadows remain, reminding you where you have been.

10/26/2025

Once you’ve stripped everything away: the roles, the masks, the noise, what’s left is the in-between. You’re no longer who you were, but not yet who you’ll become. That space is the void. It’s uncomfortable. It’s quiet. It’s where everything you thought you were dissolves, and something new starts to take shape. Even if you can’t see it yet.

This is Part V of The Unbecoming, Void.

Two months ago, I would have never imagined that my filmmaking debut would land in a theatre.The last four months have b...
10/16/2025

Two months ago, I would have never imagined that my filmmaking debut would land in a theatre.

The last four months have been a whirlwind, leaving my life as an influencer behind & jumping off the cliff of uncertainty, right into this project. It’s presented as a film but is truly mental health in motion. It chronicles my own internal struggles in six parts: Stuck, Control, Death, Shedding, Void, and Return. It’s about shedding old identities, relinquishing control, and the messy, necessary act of transformation we all must go through.

Screenland Armour has graciously invited me to screen the full series, followed by a short Q&A, Wednesday, Oct 22 at 6 PM. Expect heart. Maybe a few tears. And hopefully, a sense of release. While this film series is deeply personal, it speaks to the universal aches we all share as human beings.

What began as a way to heal became a body of work that changed me. If you’ve ever felt the need to start over, I hope it meets you where you are. Snag a ticket to The UNBecoming, my filmmaking debut. Ticket link below. One night only. 10/22.

https://www.screenland.com/movie/the-unbecoming/n

For a long time, I thought movement meant growth. I kept filling my days with work, content, meetings, distractions
 any...
10/07/2025

For a long time, I thought movement meant growth. I kept filling my days with work, content, meetings, distractions
 anything to avoid sitting still. I told myself I was evolving, but I was just orbiting the same place in a prettier circle. That’s where The Unbecoming begins, Part I. Stuck. The version of me that looked successful but felt empty. The one who smiled through the burnout, who kept performing because slowing down felt like failure. Over the next two weeks, I’m sharing snippets and full episodes from Parts I–IV, leading up to the premiere of The Unbecoming (Parts I-VI) on Oct 22 at . It’s the most personal thing I’ve ever made—a series about identity, control, grief, and finally letting go of everything that kept me pretending I was okay.

10/05/2025

I spent years carrying versions of myself that weren’t really me: the ‘strong’ friend who never needed anything, the ‘perfect son’ who always overachieved, the one who dulled himself to be palatable. Shedding is about peeling back those layers, the ones built from family expectations, society’s rules, and my own fear of not being accepted. This is Part IV of : Shedding. The beginning of Act II.

Some layers are forced on us by society, family or even our environment—roles, masks & versions of ourselves we never ch...
10/02/2025

Some layers are forced on us by society, family or even our environment—roles, masks & versions of ourselves we never chose. The perfectionist. The one who stayed quiet. The one who dimmed their light just to be accepted. They may have brought comfort or validation, but over time they suffocate. This is Chapter IV of The Unbecoming, a six-part series about identity, transformation & what we must release to become who we truly are. Premieres Saturday, Oct 4 at 8:30 pm CST. Hope y’all tune in đŸ«¶đŸŸ

09/04/2025

For years, you saw me cook, create, and share pieces of my life online. On the surface, it looked like momentum: brand deals, polished videos, constant output. But what I didn’t realize was that I wasn’t moving forward at all; I was trapped in a loop. Wake up. Perform. Repeat. The routine felt safe, but really it became a cage. That’s where The Unbecoming begins. A peeling back of everything I thought success was supposed to look like.

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