We Are Together

We Are Together (Thina Simunye) is a British documentary film about the orphanage "Agape" in South Africa. Children, who live here, lost their parents to AIDS. The film is full of songs, both native and English. Eventually the children get a chance to visit New York City and raise money by singing for the public.

We Are Together
Directed by	Paul Taylor
Written by	Slindile Moya Paul Taylor
Edited by	Masahiro Hirakubo Ollie Huddleston
Music by	Dario Marianelli
Release date	2006 (2006)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	English Zulu

Children from the film, at the Tribeca Film Festival

Cast

• Lorraine Bracco as herself
• Alicia Keys as herself
• Mbali as herself
• Mthobisi Moya as himself
• Nonkululeko Moya as herself
• Sifiso Moya as himself
• Slindile Moya as herself
• Swaphiwe Moya as herself
• 'Grandma' Zodwa Mqadi as herself
• Paul Simon as himself
• Kanye West as himself

Awards

• Standard Life Audience Award, Edinburgh International Film Festival 2007
• Cadillac Audience Award, Tribeca Film Festival 2007
• Special Jury Prize, Tribeca Film Festival 2007
• Audience Award, Amnesty International Film Festival 2007
• All Rights Award, Amnesty International Film Festival 2007
• Special Jury Prize, One World International Film Festival 2007
• Audience Award, IDFA Amsterdam 2006
• First Appearance Award, IDFA Amsterdam 2006
• Documentary Award, 2007 Whistler Film Festival^[1]

Critical reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 92% rating, based on 13 reviews.^[2]

References

1. Michael Kissinger, "Whistler Film Festival a wrap; Moguls and movie-goers mingle at mountaintop meet-and-greet". Vancouver Courier, December 5, 2007.
2. "We Are Together (2006)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

External links

• Official site (archive)
• We Are Together at IMDb
• Review at IDFA
• Film information and the official trailer on Shooting People