200 artists, public figures, athletes, and police workers united to remake the classic song "We Are Family" after September 11th

In a true display of togetherness, 200 artists, public figures, athletes, and police workers united to remake the classic song “We Are Family” eleven days following the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. Well-known music producer Nile Rodgers covered the song’s production while filmmaker Danny Schechter documented the effort. Notable contributors included Spike Lee--whose direction helped make the music video possible--and a host of legendary performers such as Dionne Warwick, Eartha Kitt, Diana Ross, Bernadette Peters, Pattie LaBelle, and more. The stars appear here in a natural light, with the focus being on the victims of the attacks (whose families also appear in the film) rather than on make-up or appearance.

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In a true display of togetherness, 200 artists, public figures, athletes, and police workers united to remake the classic song “We Are Family” eleven days following the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. Well-known music producer Nile Rodgers covered the song’s production while filmmaker Danny Schechter documented the effort. Notable contributors included Spike Lee--whose direction helped make the music video possible--and a host of legendary performers such as Dionne Warwick, Eartha Kitt, Diana Ross, Bernadette Peters, Pattie LaBelle, and more. The stars appear here in a natural light, with the focus being on the victims of the attacks (whose families also appear in the film) rather than on make-up or appearance.

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Posted 09/11/08 by solomeeo

Oh why couldn’t the love and kindness last. We as a nation were so loving towards one another after 9-11, random acts of kindness everywhere you looked. Now it’s back to the dog eat dog world it used to be!

Posted 09/11/08 by Ann

I attended several career fairs at the Twin Towers. I remember going outside, walking the plaza and feeling the cool wind on my face. I remember gazing toward the top of the Towers and thinking how amazing an architectural structure. The building seemed to soar to heaven. I remember so many people coming and going into the Towers and thinking this building must house an enormous number of people. I remember September 11th and all the dear souls lost. I could not watch all the film, it is just too painful, but thank the producers for remembering this most tragic of days.

Posted 09/11/08 by johanna

I remember 1976 we went to the world trade center to celebrate our contry’s two hundred annaiversary how different life was then I recall a peaceful tranquill time and how we took our freedom for granted then. I ask my self how could this happen I watched the memorial to day the great sadness this terrible tragedy has brought on our country and its people and I wander if things will ever go back to the way they once were,not in my time but maybe in my grand children’s time.

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