The Love We Make

For other uses, see The Love We Make (disambiguation).

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 Love We Make
Directed by	Albert Maysles, Bradley Kaplan
Produced by	Laura Coxson Susan Froemke Bradley Kaplan Ian Markiewicz Katie Shoran
Starring	Paul McCartney
Cinematography	Albert Maysles
Edited by	Ian Markiewicz
Production company	Maysles Films / MPL Communications
Distributed by	Eagle Vision
Release date	September 9, 2011 (2011-09-09) (Toronto International Film Festival)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States

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]