Growing up as a severely hard-of-hearing and racially mixed child, Sarah Nicole Faucher gained invaluable insights into the human condition as she lip-read her parents’ conversations who were involved with Canadian Military Intelligence during the Cold War.  As a result, she escaped in stories by Lloyd Alexander, C.S.Lewis, Ursula K. LeGuin, Guy Gavriel Kay, Taliesin (The Mabinogian), Ray Bradbury, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and others. During her years at Carleton University, she studied Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Franz Kafka, Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, and more towards her BA in English & Religious Studies. 

Sarah Nicole Faucher is a disability activist, costume embellisher, poet, short fiction writer (under the name Nicole Matthews), and screenwriter of award-winning short films. Mentored by screenwriters Mario Moreno of Scriptmag, and Michael Giampa, teacher at Camosun College, Pacific Design Academy, and University of Victoria, Canada, Sarah Nicole Faucher has conscientiously continued on this screenwriting path.  She regularly hosts Cold Reads in her own home to encourage local fellow screenwriters in their own creativity and for feedback. She is also a judge of  a local film festival.

Her short award-winning script 'Going Home' was filmed in 2021 and finally released on the Film Festival circuit in 2024. She was interviewed immediately after winning the CineSpark 2021 for 'Going Home'.     http://www.informediation.com/blog/2021/05/26/cinespark-2021-winner-revealed/  This short film was an Official Selection for screening at the SOHO International Film Festival, one of the top film festivals in New York City, and it was the only Canadian short narrative film in the category. 'Going Home' was shown in the same category alongside a short film written by John Patrick Shanley, Oscar-winning writer of 'Moonstruck' and 'Alive', and another short film starring Molly Ringwald.  The producer-director Trent Peek loved his experience in NYC and private messaged her: "Reception was extremely positive and everyone wanted to know why our film didn’t get into more festivals. The organizer and creative head said it probably was because it takes jabs at the Canadian government. She told me that the reason it was picked was all the jury members loved it and all of them know people with hearing impairments....During the Q & A, one of the Hollywood directors asked me “How the hell were you able to shoot in an airport? And, did you actually get crew from an airline to fill in as background?” They were shocked about how we pulled it off.""

Where there is a will, there is a way even for the marginalized in Canada. The Accessible Canada Act will not be compulsory until 2040. This is unlike the US which already gained their American Disability Act in 1990 and UK gained their Disability Discrimination Act in 1995. Until then Canadians with disabilities must fight for their rights in accessible employment, medical care, education and accessible shelter through the Human Rights Tribunal which can take years to do. The UN has consistantly condemned Canada for this.  UK, Sweden, Ireland, Spain, Australia and so many other countries are far ahead of Canada when it comes to the rights of their own disabled citizens. Here is the link to 'Going Home': 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAwsMrt4Kfk

The proof of concept 'Quiet Witness' is now greenlit for filming on an April weekend. 

If you like one of her screenplays, do press the 'Like' icon.  Thank you.

Note: Sarah Nicole Faucher expresses much gratitude to Michael Korican for telling her about Script Revolution and to Lukas Hanulak for mentioning it in his podcast interview.