Peek at a UK (RED) Event

The children from Agape Choir and second from the left is Slindile (the main character)









We Are Together

I’ve just got back from the Apple store in London, where Mike Figgis (director of Leaving Las Vegas) was interviewing the makers of We Are Together, a feature length documentary that follows the choir of the Agape AIDS orphanage in South Africa over three years. (RED) is supporting the UK release of the film, together with EMI and Channel 4.

The film tells the story of 12-year old Slindile and her siblings. Over the three years of the film, they lose their brother and, at one point, the orphanage, but their music keeps them going through all of it. In the end, they fly to New York to sing with Alicia Keys and Paul Simon.

Paul Taylor and Teddy Leifer, the director and producer of We Are Together, were students when they started the film. That hasn’t stopped them winning a dozen festival awards though.

Tonight’s talk followed yesterday’s Premiere, which we also organised, together with EMI. Mike Figgis was there and other guests included Thandie Newton and her husband Ol Parker.

We Are Together goes on public release in the UK on Friday, 7th March, see www.joinred.com/wat for details.

-Tom