The Love We Make (2011)

Name: The Love We Make
Director: Albert Maysles
Genre: Music, Documentary
Released: 2011-09-10
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Cast: Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Jim Carrey, Eric Clapton

Music Documentary

Director: Albert Maysles

Cast: Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Jim Carrey, Eric Clapton

Runtime94 min

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"The Love We Make", a film directed by Albert Maysles ("Gimme Shelter") and Bradley Kaplan, follows Paul McCartney as he journeys through the streets of New York City in the aftermath of the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001. It also chronicles the planning and performance of the benefit concert that took place less than six months after the attacks: "The Concert For New York City".

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The Love We Make is a cinéma vérité documentary film by Albert Maysles. The film chronicles Paul McCartney's experiences in New York City after the September 11 attacks of 2001, following him as he prepared The Concert for New York City October 2001 benefit event. McCartney was on an airplane taxiing at JFK International Airport, about to depart for the United Kingdom, when the attacks occurred, and he wanted to do something to uplift and benefit the first responders in New York, so he arranged this concert. The film chronicles McCartney's planning and backstage experiences with the other participants in the concert.