Malik Shaheed | DJ Malik
Film, Photo & Digital Media
Specialities: Creative writing, Improvisation, Photography, Podcasting, Storytelling
Contact Info
Please note that you must communicate with the artist to confirm details such as dates, levels or grades and workshop themes.
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Email address
Website address
Resides in
Lester B. Pearson
Experience working with
Student In
- Cycle 2 Elementary
- Cycle 3 Elementary
- Secondary 1 & 2
- Secondary 3 & 4
- Secondary 5
- CEGEP
- Senior Citizens
Lifelong Learners
- Adult Learners
I regularly explore the following Broad Areas of Learning/Themes in my work
- Media Literacy
- Citizenship and Community Life (Identity & Belonging)
Listed in the Quebec Culture in the Schools Repertoire
- Yes
I can facilitate virtual creative experiences
- No
Travel
- I am available for travel within the same day
- I am available for travel overnight
- An extended residency is an option
Having interviewed Eminem, Beyoncé, Pink, Kim Kardashian, and 50 Cent, Malik Shaheed | DJ Malik brings 20+ years of experience with Bell Media, Virgin Radio, and MusiquePlus. Winner of the YMCA Peace Award and CBC Changemaker Award, he's known for his charisma, youthful swag, and unique connection with youth. For over a decade, he's toured schools delivering high-energy, creative, hands-on media workshops. Looking for an interactive workshop students will love? This is the one!
Creative Approach and Experiences Offered
Youth Media & Videography WorkshopLights, Camera, Action!
**Discover the exciting world of v filmmaking, photography, video production, and digital storytelling!**
This fun, high-energy, hands-on workshop introduces elementary and high school students to the creative world of media production. Through interactive activities, students become young filmmakers, reporters, photographers, and content creators as they learn how to bring their ideas and stories to life.
Using smartphones and tablets, participants explore the fundamentals of filming, camera angles, lighting, photography, interviewing, storytelling, and video editing. Students work individually and in teams to capture footage, conduct interviews, and create engaging video content.
Designed to inspire creativity, build confidence, and strengthen communication and teamwork, this workshop provides students with practical media skills while encouraging them to express themselves through the power of visual storytelling.