We are Together
USA, 85' , 2006

Directed by: Paul Taylor
Script: Paul Taylor
Producer: Teddy Leifer, Paul Taylor
Production company: Rise Film Production
Cinematography: Paul Taylor
Editing: Masahiro Hirakubo, Oliver Huddleston
Music: Dario Marianelli

Format: 35 mm, boja
Running time: 85'

Synopsis
Film tells the moving story of a group of children who use music to overcome hardship and loss. It is the story of an orphanage, unlike one you've ever seen before, and of the drive of these remarkable young singers and their teachers to make it to London for a series of concerts. Life has not been easy for 12-year-old Slindile, her siblings and her friends at the Agape Orphanage in South Africa, where most of the children have lost their parents to AIDS. But they are still kids and teenagers, bashful around boys, squabbling with each other. And when they lift their voices in song, something extraordinary happens. As the kids at Agape orphanage continue to train for what they hope will be their big break, Slindile and her siblings are hit with more hard news - their oldest brother Sifiso, who has been sick for months, has AIDS. With unforgettable kids, soaring music and a plot full of surprises, 'We are Together' arrives as a stirring and uplifting theatrical documentary.

Awards
Tribeca Film Festival 2007
Audience Award
Special Jury Prize

International Documentary Film Festival, Amsterdam 2006
Audience Award
First Appearance Award

Amnesty International Film Festival 2007
Audience Award
Special Jury prize

One World International Film Festival, 2007
Special Jury Prize

Directors Biography
Paul Taylor first met the children of Agape while volunteering in South Africa during his summer break from film school in 2003. He spent three months with the children, and it was during this time he first heard their beautiful singing. Recognizing the potential of their voices-and, for that matter, looking for an excuse to return to South Africa and spend more time with them -Taylor returned a year later with producer Teddy Leifer with the intent of making a film and facilitating the recording of the children's CD. 'We are Together' ('Thina Simunye') is his debut documentary.

Web pages
SluĹľbene Internet stranice

Location and screening schedule:
premiere: SC Cinema, Thursday, October 25th at 17.00
reprisal: &TD Cinema, Friday, October 26th at 11.00