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Airdate: Paul McCartney: The Love We Make

Bio will screen a film of a benefit concert Paul McCartney gave in New York following the September 11 tragedy.

2014-09-02_1338Bio will screen Paul McCartney: The Love We Make, a 90 minute film of a benefit concert McCartney gave in New York following the September 11 tragedy.

The film also features performances from the benefit concert itself and backstage moments with other performers and actors including 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 and Keith Richards.

The Love We Make, a film directed by Albert Maysles and Bradley Kaplan, follows Paul McCartney as he journeys through the streets of New York City in the aftermath of the World Trade Centre’s destruction. It also chronicles the planning and performance of the benefit concert that took place less than six weeks after the attacks: The Concert for New York City. “It was an honour to be able to help New York and America at that time in its history,” said McCartney of the concert. “There was a feeling of shock and fear in the air that I thought we could help alleviate with music. And the fact that so many people stepped up to join us made for a very uplifting evening for us all”. On the morning of September 11, 2001, McCartney was on a plane on the tarmac in New York City, scheduled for a flight when attacks took place. He returned to the city and witnessed first-hand the devastation that overtook the country.

Tuesday September 9 at 9.30pm on Bio.

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