Tampa Mayor Jane Castor to Play Basketball in Sports Music Video in Down Syndrome Awareness Month (Oct.) with GiGi’s Playhouse Ambassadors at Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High School Tampa, FL (October 19, 2021) – City of Tampa Mayor and former University of Tampa All-State basketball player Jane Castor will showcase her inviting, diverse city and basketball skills […]
Sam Piazza
Tampa Theatre to Show Because of Sam July 31st at 1 pm
(original post located on the Because of Sam website) Thank You to Presenting Sponsor McGriff Insurance Services 🎬 I’m so excited to announce that our beloved Tampa Theatre will show Because of Sam on Sat. July 31st at 1 pm to raise awareness for the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) that was enacted July 1990, […]
WWE Superstar Titus O’Neil and Sam Piazza In the News!
Two Superstars Unite for World Down Syndrome Day! WWE Superstar Titus O’Neil, who is featured in Because of Sam, joins Sam on the Daytime TV Show. >>Watch here: The two superstars joined forces with me to promote the BIG local PBS WEDU Television DEBUT of Because of Sam which airs on channel WEDQ on World […]
The Independent Documentary Filmmaker’s Journey
In our own small way, we move the world forward to positive light… to a new awareness, through the stories that we not only find, but that also find us. They are drawn to us, as much as we are drawn to them, like a newborn sea turtle crawling towards the gentle fingers of water […]
New TV Time – Watch at 5:30 pm
PLEASE NOTE THIS TV TIME CHANGE: Sam and I will be featured on the Michael Clayton Live Show at 5:30 pm (not 7 pm) this Sat. June 27th on the local ABC network to talk about Because of Sam. We hope you’ll tune in this Saturday! Also, a reminder that the introductory rate for my […]
Major Announcement: Watch the 1-Minute Teaser Trailer for Because of Sam The Movie
As originally seen on Because of Sam The Movie *MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT* 😎 WATCH HERE ⬇️⬇️⬇️ THE ONE MINUTE “SNEAK PEEK TEASER” TRAILER in advance of the Because of Sam Movie Trailer Release Party happening this Sunday, March 31st at PDQ Carrollwood at 6:30 pm. On Sunday, you’ll see the FIRST EVER RELEASE OF THE FULL […]
Movie Trailer Release Party at PDQ in Carrollwood – March 31, 2019
*PDQ Backs Movie About Tampa Team Member with Down Syndrome* Come hungry to PDQ Carrollwood to support the exciting Movie Trailer Release Party for “Because of Sam”, a documentary about PDQ team member Sam Piazza who has Down syndrome, Sunday, March 31, 2019, from 6:30 pm to 8 pm. PDQ is partnering with Tampa filmmaker […]
Because of Sam: The Movie
Read about “Because of Sam: The Movie” Find out more about the movie and how to make a financial contribution to help make it a reality: Because of Sam The Movie Sam Piazza is a Tampa hero. As a young man with Down syndrome, Sam has broken barriers and proven that people with disabilities can succeed […]