Get ready to meet Saffron Cassady, a talented filmmaker and an incredible woman who has been living with ulcerative colitis since her early twenties. With her background in filmmaking, Saffron took her personal experiences with chronic illness and turned them into a powerful documentary. She dives deep into the world of alternative treatments for ulcerative colitis, shining a spotlight on the intriguing and somewhat unconventional practice of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). Saffron's storytelling skills and her own journey with ulcerative colitis make her the perfect guest for this episode. Her documentary is not only informative, but also entertaining, capturing the struggles and triumphs of living with a chronic illness. Prepare to be inspired and educated by Saffron's incredible story and her dedication to raising awareness about FMT as a potential treatment option.

"I think it changes your identity that you have of yourself...It was really hard to kind of come to terms with that new identity that had been placed on myself." - Saffron Cassady

Wide Release: November 14, 2023

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Saffron Cassaday - Director/Subject

Saffron Cassaday was born in Toronto and traveled to New York City immediately after

completing high school to pursue acting at the prestigious Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film

Institute. Upon returning to Toronto, she continued to cultivate her acting skills, appearing in 15

feature films and 2 TV series, while working as an assistant director and editor on several online,

TV and corporate projects.

In 2014 Saffron directed her first documentary feature film called "Cyber-Seniors". The film

screened at 14 film festivals (winning Audience Choice at the High Falls Film Festival), and

played to packed houses in over 500 communities. Cyber-Seniors was nominated for Best

Foreign Trailer - Golden Trailer Awards - 2014, and for the American Library Association Notable

Videos for Adults - 2016. Saffron has received well over 200 accolades for the film and her work,

several coming from the most prestigious media outlets in North America including the New

York Times, LA Times, Village Voice and Hollywood Reporter. The film has been broadcast in 40

countries including on PBS, Netflix and CBC in North America. Cyber-Seniors has also inspired a

social campaign, which to date has reached over 800 million individuals through events,

traditional media and social media, and is supported by over 900 partners including AARP

foundation, Best Buy foundation, Consumer Technology Association, CVS, Senior Corp, TELUS,

BlueCrossBlueShield Mn, and hundreds of other organizations throughout the United States and

Canada.