[6] After graduating from Amherst, Kargman moved to New York City, where she earned her real estate license and took night classes in op-ed writing.

In 2006, she published her first op-ed in The Washington Post and later enrolled in Columbia University School of Journalism, where she earned a concentration in documentary and new media studies.

[6] After she graduated journalism school, the recession hit and Kargman worked as an unpaid intern at a production company, where she found her inspiration for her future film, First Position.

[6] For First Position, Kargman spent over a year following six young ballet dancers from around the world as they prepared for the 2010 Youth America Grand Prix finals in New York City.

[13][14] Kargman has directed and/or created documentary shorts for Teen Vogue, PBS, Major League Soccer, National Public Radio, and the NBC Olympics.