Last month, we reported Sam Sullivan and his supporters attended a private viewing of the controversial documentary about his successful bid to become mayor of Vancouver. Yes, the one which Maclean's Magazine's Brian Johnson described as a "portrait of naked ambition." And now the Disability Foundation - which Mayor Sullivan established - is organizing attendance at another screening for the movie. In an email sent out earlier today, the foundation's program coordinator Betty Cheung asked recipients to "email me as soon as you can if you would like to get tickets for this movie." Asked why the advocacy group was promoting Citizen Sam, Ms. Cheung explained the mayor asked them, "if we would like to contact our board of directors and send them information" about attending that screening. The following is a complete copy of the email.

From: BCheung
Sent: January 23, 2007 11:43 AM
Subject: Invitation: Feb 6 - movie " Citizen Sam Comes to Vancouver"
Importance: High

Please email me as soon as you can if you would like to get tickets for this movie - admission free.

Thank you!

Betty
Disability Foundation

----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Moulins
Subject: Citizen Sam Comes to Vancouver

Hi,

Wanted to let you know my film about Mayor Sam Sullivan is finally getting a public screening in Vancouver.

Brian Johnson of Maclean's Magazine had this to say after seeing the film at the Whistler Film Festival:

...an astonishing documentary called Citizen Sam, about Vancouver's quadriplegic mayor, Sam Sullivan, and his election battle one year ago.

I don't think I've ever seen such an intimate documentary about a politician that wasn't a puff piece. And this is no puff piece. It's a portrait of naked ambition.

And in the Globe and Mail, Gary Mason wrote:

...There has almost assuredly never been a film made about a mayor of a Canadian city quite as revealing as Citizen Sam.. Citizen Sam is one of the most compelling portraits of a person with a disability that you are likely to see.

Go to Myspace for a sneak peek of Citizen Sam.

Admission is free, but tickets are limited.

Call the number below to reserve yours, and please pass this note along to anyone you think might be interested.?

Hope you can make it!

Joe Moulins