Episode 226: Saffron Cassaday, Directing a Film About Poop

After suffering from Ulcerative Colitis for nearly a decade, filmmaker Saffron Cassaday tried a new treatment known as Fecal Microbiota Transplant: taking stool from a healthy donor and implanting it into the gut of a sick patient. She chronicles this journey in DESIGNER $HIT, https://geni.us/DesignerShit.

We were fortunate to have her on the podcast to share about her start in the entertainment industry as a commercial editor and later directing the successful documentary, “Cyber-Seniors” https://cyberseniorsdocumentary.com/. We get into her most recent project, a revealing medical journey that features turning poop into medicine.

DocuView Dèjà Vu:

Saffron: “Babies” 2010, 79 mins, Watch on Amazon/Prime, IMDB LINK:

Babies (2010) ⭐ 7.0 | Documentary

Christian: “Cat Daddies” 2022, 89 mins, Watch on Plex, Tubi, Prime, IMDB LINK:

Cat Daddies (2022) ⭐ 7.1 | Documentary

“Unsung Hero” 2024, 113 mins, Narrative based on a true story, Currently in Theatres, IMDB LINK:

Unsung Hero (2024) ⭐ 7.2 | Drama, Family

Timecodes:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 07:16 Choosing to Being Her Own Subject
• 20:16 Bridging the Generational Gap Through Technology in “Cyber-Seniors”
• 23:00 My Mom is the Producer!
• 25:08 Why You Need to Love the Subject Matter You Are Directing
• 28:10 “Designer Shit”
• 31:15 Fecal Transplant Treatment Perspectives in the Medical Community
• 38:34 DocuView Dèjà Vu

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