Anne Marie Fleming - The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam

Penguin Group (Canada), READ Books and the Charles H. Scott Gallery are pleased to invite you to celebrate the launch of Ann Marie Fleming's graphic novel The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam. In addition to the launch, Fleming's 2003 film of the same name will be screened.

Long Tack Sam's great-granddaughter, the artist and filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming, resurrects his fascinating life in this graphic memoir. Long Tack Sam was born in 1885. He ran away from Shangdung Province to join the circus. He was an acrobat. A magician. A comic. An impresario. A restaurateur. A theater owner. A world traveler. An East-West ambassador. A mentor to Orson Welles. He was considered the greatest act in the history of vaudeville.

February 2, 2008

Film Screening 2pm - ECI Theatre, Room 301, South Building

Book Launch 3:30pm - Atrium Gallery, 3rd Floor, South Building

The screening and launch are presented in conjunction with Trust in Me, a group exhibition at the Charles H. Scott Gallery until March 2, 2008.

Ann Marie Fleming is an award-winning Canadian independent filmmaker, writer and artist, born in Okinawa, of Chinese and Australian parentage. Her films include the shorts Blue Skies and Room 710, and the features The French Guy and The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam, which won top honours at both the Reel Asian and Reel World International Film Festivals. She lives in Vancouver. Visit her website at www.longtacksam.com.

For further information, please contact the Charles H. Scott Gallery.