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Welcome To 'Faith's World'

Faith Guilbault (L) works with her mentor, filmmaker Joyce Chopra, during the filming of the documentary 'Faith's World.' The film provides a window into what life is like for Faith, who has cerebral palsy, and her family.
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Faith Guilbault (L) works with her mentor, filmmaker Joyce Chopra, during the filming of the documentary 'Faith's World.' The film provides a window into what life is like for Faith, who has cerebral palsy, and her family.

When was the last time you got to know someone who lives a life entirely different from your own? How did that feel? What did you learn?

The documentary ‘Faith’s World’ opens a window into the life of a teen who defies all sorts of stereotypes about people with disabilities. Faith Guilbault, its director and star, has cerebral palsy. We also talk with her filmmaking mentor in a project called BYKids, Joyce Chopra and with Faith’s mother, Karen:

"I just hope that people can have a better understanding of individuals living with a disability and to be open minded and to be present and ask and speak with and to and at the person.”

Links: Baltimore Sun article about Faith Guilbault, Maryland Public TV listing, BYkids, Human Society Sidewalk Sale, Run For Sarah, Sepsis Awareness.

Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.
Melissa Gerr is a Senior Producer for On the Record. She started in public media at Twin Cities Public Television in St. Paul, Minn., where she is from, and then worked as a field producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland. She made the jump to audio-lover in Baltimore as a digital media editor at Mid-Atlantic Media and Laureate Education, Inc. and as a field producer for "Out of the Blocks." Her beat is typically the off-beat with an emphasis on science, culture and things that make you say, 'Wait, what?'