Ahmed’s parents left Helwan, Egypt for Riverside in 1970 when he was one month old. His father pumped gas at Shell for $1.75 an hour, eventually purchasing the station.

The ethos Ahmed mentions is a filmmaker-first approach, with an emphasis on “creating bold, character-driven stories that stretch culture.” Ahmed founded Left Handed Films in 2019, naming the ...

Ahmed Mohamed loves robotics and inventing, but when he brought a clock he made to his Texas school, he was arrested. Critics blame Islamophobia.