The Love We Make
6.4 /10 1 Votes
Duration Language English | 6.2/10 IMDb Genre Documentary Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Director Albert Maysles
Bradley Kaplan Release date September 10, 2011 (2011-09-10) (United States) Directors Albert Maysles, Bradley Kaplan Music director Paul McCartney, Elton John, Jay-Z, The Who, James Taylor Producers Bradley Kaplan, Susan Froemke, Laura Coxson, Ian Markiewicz, Katie Sorohan Cast Paul McCartney (Himself), Bill Clinton (Himself), David Bowie (Himself)Similar movies Paul McCartney composed the music for The Love We Make and appears in The Compleat Beatles Tagline A chronicle of Paul McCartney's cathartic journey through New York City in the aftermath of 9/11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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, 2001 attacks, 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.
The film premiered on Showtime on September 10, 2011 – the eve of the 10th anniversary of the attacks.
The film's title comes from a line in The Beatles' song "The End".
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