Ep.123 - Lights, Camera, Inclusion!

This is more than a movie—it’s a movement powered by love and creativity. 🎞️ 💫See how confidence grows when your voice is truly supported! 🙌✅ The story behind The Iron Family and its heartfelt origins ✅ How Jazmine’s family shaped her confidence and creative voice✅ Using storytelling as a tool for self-expression and growth✅ Overcoming challenges through creativity and persistence✅ The importance of inclusive storytelling in today’s media landscape✅ From community spaces to film production—making it happen✅ Exploring different creative paths: acting, directing, and podcasting✅ Building connections that open doors in entertainment✅ Why representation matters for future generations✅ Encouraging others to embrace their creativity and share their storyConfidence grows when your story is heard—and creativity is the bridge that gets you there. 🎤 ✨Website: https://ironfamilyfilm.com/Jazmine Faries lives in Iron River, MI. She has Down syndrome and is obsessed with soap operas, Barbie dolls, and Matthew McConaughey. For the past five summers, her family has performed her original stage plays for a small audience in their town of Iron River, Michigan. Jazmine is the subject of the recently released documentary, IRON FAMILY, which won the 2022 Slamdance Audience Award. Chad Faries is the co-producer and co-subject of the award-winning documentary, Iron Family, a story of community, resilience, and Jazmine, his sister who lives with Downs Syndrome. He is a “Yooper" with a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where he edited for Cream City Review and received a Fulbright Fellowship to Hungary. His current poetry collection, Amasa Speaker Factory, is available from Modern History Press. He has published two other poetry collections and a memoir, Drive Me Out of My Mind. When not telling stories with words, he creates stories with repurposed wood and found objects. His home, Diamond Oaks Treehouse and vintage camper project The Glam Camp—with their whimsical carpentry and design—have been featured in This Old House Magazine, Flea Market Décor, South Magazine, and Savannah Magazine. When not teaching at Savannah State University or petting his cats in Thunderbolt, Georgia, Faries is likely lost somewhere in the world on a motorcycle or practicing breathing and yoga handstands with his son, León Karlo del Rocío Faries Leal.Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Disability Employment Solutions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ⓒ 2026 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PodPro Entertainment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#SaveAsAbility #Ability #Inclusive #Inclusivity #LaborForce #Disability #DisabilityEmployment #ReasonableAccommodation #Accommodation #TheIronFamily #IndieFilm #FilmMaking #Storytellers #FilmIndustry #ContentCreation #DreamChasers #MediaRepresentation #AuthenticityWins #DreamersAndDoers #FilmMotivation #VoicesThatMatter #TheNewRadio