Citizen
S.O’B. is a first in American filmmaking… and politics.
As seen through the inspired eyes of California’s leading disabled
activist, this feature length documentary is a timely rock opera romp
through our broken American political process. With artistic flair,
and a blistering and often moving ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK, Citizen S.O’B.
takes us on a stirring journey of one man’s crusade to rally
California’s three million disabled citizens as a new, revolutionary
force in California politics. In his bold David and Goliath bid to
bring power to the powerless, Shawn Casey O’Brien transforms
grassroots politics into pop culture chic as he demonstrates with
star magnetism, just what it means to be a “conscientious citizen
in a healthy democracy.”
No writer or filmmaker could’ve made this stuff up! At every
turn S.O’B. “runs” into unforeseen stumbling blocks
and bureaucratic impediments in his daring bid to become California’s
next Secretary Of State. His 40-day journey becomes a startling critique
of a system that is in desperate need of repair and clearly slanted
toward keeping the rich and well connected in power.
Fused together with the socially satirical music from O’Brien’s
days with his avant-garde band “The Cripples,” Citizen S.O’B.
is rife with irony, humor, astonishing “plot” twists and
a nail biting, suspense filled ending that will leave you on the edge
of your seat. |
