"Raising Faith — Stories About Dyslexia" by Stacey O. Irwin
"Best Short Documentary", "Best Educational Film"
Raising Faith — Stories About Dyslexia shares real talk with nine families with dyslexic children. The film, set in each families' home, shares poignant stories, advice, strategies and struggles from experiencing the learning difference called dyslexia. This film provides hope, inspiration, and a feeling of camaraderie for families of unique learners, and those who wish to open themselves to learning something new about neurodiverse individuals. The film also discusses the genetic component of this learning difference through the experiences of Faith, a young dyslexic, her father, and others. Ability advocates, unique learners, and those who know and love them, will feel "heard" by the end of this film. The film raises faith about dyslexic life, as Faith's parents experience raising her. This current under thirty minute cut of the film was completed in 2020.