THE INSPIRATION: Faith Guilbault has a pretty fun life. She loves riding horses, putting on makeup, and making TikToks with her friends. She’s even modeled in fashion shows. But many people who meet her might never get to know those things about her. That’s because Faith has a condition called cerebral palsy (CP). CP makes it difficult for Faith to walk, use her hands, and speak clearly. It affects her vision as well. “People often assume that because of my disability I can’t communicate,” Faith says. “They speak for me, or they ask my mom questions instead of me.” Over the years Faith, who’s now 18, has sometimes felt frustrated by people’s misconceptions about what it means to have CP. “When people look at me, they don’t see the things that truly make me who I am,” she says. “They only see my disability. I wanted to do something to change that.”
THE ACTION: Two years ago, when Faith was 16, a film producer asked her if she’d like to make a