Shaheed Devji Introduces The Unanchored Podcast and His Short Film "Speak"

Shaheed is the Co-Host of the Unanchored Podcast and Video Producer at Five Cedar Films. Launching Unanchored with his best friend Zam Karim, Shaheed is excited to start a new chapter of his life. They both have a background in journalism so they have both dipped their toes in the media and interviewer world, and have both also jumped out of that world and dabbled in other fields. Unanchored is a podcast designed to interview others about their own journey through becoming “unanchored” whether it be journalism or otherwise.

Shaheed has a rich background in TV as a reporter, in both Ontario and Vancouver. Growing up, his dream had been to become a journalist and have the opportunity to interview athletes. He trained as a broadcaster and has a great skill for listening intently and coming up with questions that pull relevant information and keep listeners interested.

Another project Shaheed has been working on, his short film “Speak”, is a functional story based off of real-life events and feelings about a high school Muslim girl who wakes up to find out there’s another terrorist attack that triggers her to speak out in her class speech that day about the bad reputation peaceful Muslim peoples are receiving because of others actions. Shaheed says they crowdfunded 80% of the money for the film, which he finds really cool and encouraging to share the story. You can find out more information and view the trailer here.

Written by Juliana Bermudez