A recording of the Q & A with THE LOVE WE MAKE co-directors ALBERT MAYSLES & BRADLEY KAPLAN, recorded November 10, 2011 during a screening of the film




Film Forum Podcasts show

Summary: THE LOVE WE MAKE: Directed by cinema verité master Albert Maysles (GIMME SHELTER, GREY GARDENS) and Bradley Kaplan, THE LOVE WE MAKE follows Paul McCartney through the streets of New York City in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks as he organizes an all-star benefit concert, The Concert for New York City. On the morning of September 11, 2001 McCartney was in a plane on the tarmac, about to leave NYC when the attacks occurred. Grounded, he returned to the city and witnessed first-hand the shock and devastation that overtook New York. Shooting in beautiful black-and-white (as the Maysles brothers did when they filmed the Beatles in 1964 for WHAT’S HAPPENING! THE BEATLES IN THE USA, their seminal portrait of the group’s first American tour) directors Maysles and Kaplan capture McCartney rehearsing with his band for the concert, connecting with New Yorkers on the streets, and behind-the-scenes at interviews with Dan Rather, Howard Stern and others. The film features performances from the concert itself, with unparalleled access backstage to McCartney and such luminaries as David Bowie, Steve Buscemi, Eric Clapton, President Bill Clinton, Sheryl Crow, Leonardo DiCaprio, Harrison Ford, Mick Jagger, Jay Z, Billy Joel, Elton John, Stella McCartney, Governor George Pataki, Keith Richards, James Taylor, Pete Townshend, and many more. This podcast is a recording of the Q & A with THE LOVE WE MAKE co-directors ALBERT MAYSLES & BRADLEY KAPLAN, recorded November 10, 2011 during a screening of the film