Storyville · SEASON 16
Survivors: My Friend Sam - Living For the Moment
Episode 2 · 2012-01-16

- Documentary
Episode overview
As part of Storyville's Survivors season, My Friend Sam: Living For the Moment is about an extraordinary man named Sam Frears. Sam, now 39 years old, was born with an extremely rare genetic disorder - Familial Dysautonomia - which left him with only a 50% chance of making it to his fifth birthday. The film reveals a complex, engaging, exceptional person as he struggles with everyday life while pursuing his joint goals of getting his acting career back on track and finding love.
85 minutes
Season 16 episodes
1. Survivors: Despicable Dick2012-01-09
2. Survivors: My Friend Sam - Living For the Moment2012-01-16
3. Survivors: Lust for Life2012-01-23
4. If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front2012-02-13
5. The Love of Books - A Sarajevo Story2012-02-20
6. Fire in Babylon2012-02-27
7. Knuckle: Bare Fist Fighting2012-03-05
8. Murderball2012-03-06
9. Who Is Gorky? An Abstract Life2012-03-12
10. The Reluctant Revolutionary2012-03-19
11. Tabloid: Sex in Chains2012-03-26
12. Hijack Hell - Bus 1742012-04-18
13. The Real Great Escape2012-04-19
14. Girl Model2012-06-25
15. Albino Witchcraft Murders2012-07-02
16. Hitler, Stalin, and Mr Jones2012-07-05
17. The Queen of Africa: The Miriam Makeba Story2012-07-23
18. Racing Dreams2012-08-13
19. The $750 Million Thief2012-09-05
20. Olympic Massacre: One Day In September2012-09-12
21. JFK's Road to the White House: Primary 19602012-11-04
22. The Chef Who Conquered New York: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt2012-11-12
23. From the Sea to the Land Beyond: Britain's Coast on Film2012-11-18
24. The Other Irish Travellers2012-12-16
25. Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars2013-12-16