The Love We Make

For other uses, see The Love We Make (disambiguation).
The Love We Make
Directed byAlbert Maysles, Bradley Kaplan
Produced by
  • Laura Coxson
  • Susan Froemke
  • Bradley Kaplan
  • Ian Markiewicz
  • Katie Shoran
StarringPaul McCartney
CinematographyAlbert Maysles
Edited byIan Markiewicz
Production
company
Maysles Films / MPL Communications
Distributed byEagle Vision
Release date
  • September 9, 2011 (2011-09-09) (Toronto International Film Festival)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States

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.[1] 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.[2] The film chronicles McCartney's planning and backstage experiences with the other participants in the concert.[3]

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2011 along with a theatrical release on that day in Japan.[4]

The film had its television premiere on Showtime on September 10, 2011 – the eve of the 10th anniversary of the attacks.[3]

The home video was released by Eagle Rock Entertainment on December 6, 2011 on DVD and Blu-ray.[5]

The film's title comes from a line in The Beatles' song "The End".[3]

References

  1. ^ Strachan, Alex (2011). "Words of wisdom from Paul McCartney". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 8 August 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Chan, Anna (2011). "Film captures McCartney's 'Love' for New York after 9/11". MSNBC. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Hinckley, David (2011). "'The Love We Make' documentary shows footage of Paul McCartney rallying friends for 9/11 concert". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  4. ^ "The Love We Make (2011 TV Movie) Release Info". IMDb.com. 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. ^ "The Love We Make Blu-ray". blu-ray.com. 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2018.