Shahed Sajadieh is an Iranian-American blogger and aspiring film director. She holds a Bachelor”s Degree from University of California, Berkeley and has been involved in various Iranian-American nonprofits. She is passionate about penguins, food, and the cultural conflicts of first generation-ers.
Growing up in my Iranian-American household, a passion for ‘film’ was the forbidden fruit. My early interest was quickly shunned by my father who equated...