The city of West Hollywood’s Artists and Icons series will host a film screening of the short documentary, “Relighting Candles: The Tim Sullivan Story,” followed by a conversation and Q&A with advocate, activist and candlemaker Tim Sullivan moderated by director, producer, choreographer and author Adam Shankman.

The event will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. at West Hollywood’s Council Chambers/Public Meeting Room, located at 625 N. San Vicente Blvd. The event is free, but seating is limited. RSVP is requested via Eventbrite. Parking validation for the adjacent five-story West Hollywood Park structure will be available at the event.

Sullivan is a true West Hollywood hero. Ever since opening his candle shop in West Hollywood 25 years ago, he has employed people experiencing homelessness as well as newly sober people each December holiday season to help pour the thousands of candles ordered each year. Sullivan has been sober since 1981 and has never lost the spark to serve his community.

“Relighting Candles: The Tim Sullivan Story” is a short documentary by Zeberiah Newman and Michiel Thomas and executive-produced by Ben Falcone and Melissa McCarthy that chronicles the 82-year-old Sullivan’s inspiring journey from alcoholism to sobriety to employing unhoused and newly sober members of his community at Timothy Jay Candles.

The West Hollywood Artists & Icons series is a periodic event organized by the city’s arts division that celebrates the lives and work of West Hollywood residents and artists who present their work in the city. For information about the Artists & Icons Series, visit weho.org/community/arts-and-culture/about/west-hollywood-artists-icons.

For information, contact Joy Tribble, the city of West Hollywood’s arts specialist, at (323)848-6360 or at jtribble@weho.org. For people who are deaf or hard of hearing, please call TTY (323)848-6496.