''12-12-12'' is a documentary film that premiered on October 29, 2013 at the
Directors Guild of America theater on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.
Filmed from 23 different camera angles, the documentary was originally to have been two separate films, made by two separate production groups, one headed by
Sir Paul McCartney, and one from the
Robin Hood Foundation
The Robin Hood Foundation is a charitable organization which attempts to alleviate problems caused by poverty in New York City. The organization also administers a relief fund for disasters in the New York City area. In 2010, a key supporter gave ...
's film team. After production crews encountered one another at
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as The Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsylva ...
during filming, the two teams joined forces to create a single film using both companies' equipment and resources.
On December 12, 2012, some of entertainment's most iconic names came together at Madison Square Garden for a historic concert to benefit the victims of Hurricane Sandy,
12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief.
It was produced jointly by
James Dolan, Executive Chairman of
The Madison Square Garden Company
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (also known as MSG Sports) is an American sports holding company based in New York City.
MSG Sports manages professional sports teams. These include the National Basketball Association's New York Knicks and t ...
;
John Sykes, President of
Entertainment Enterprises for Clear Channel Media Holdings.; and
Harvey Weinstein, co-founder and chairman of
The Weinstein Company, and presented by
Chase with all
proceeds
In accounting, revenue is the total amount of income generated by the sale of goods and services related to the primary operations of the business.
Commercial revenue may also be referred to as sales or as turnover. Some companies receive revenue ...
going to the
Robin Hood Relief Fund.
''12-12-12'' covers behind-the-scenes and onstage moments from the historic concert -- "the largest gathering of old British musicians ever in Madison Square Garden" an until-then unprecedented gathering of musicians, performers, and public figures who took the stage or worked behind the scenes to
raise
Raise may refer to:
Music
*''Raise!'', the name of a 1981 album by Earth, Wind, and Fire
* '' Raise'' (album), the name of a 1991 album by Swervedriver
Place names
* Raise, Cumbria, England
* Raise (Lake District), the name of the 12th highe ...
over fifty million U.S. dollars in one night for the Robin Hood
Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund and to quickly distribute the entirety of the funds to organizations helping victims in
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
,
New Jersey and
Connecticut. Edited in a roughly sequential fashion, the film is at once: a documentary about community heroism; a concert film; and an exploration of the wide range of efforts needed to produce such a concert, from gathering the artists, to planning the event, through load-in and rehearsal, solving "money problems" and technical issues with web-based donations, and finally the performances themselves.
External links
The Robin Hood Foundation website, Sandy Relief page*
Concert website at 121212concert.org
2013 films
Benefit concerts in the United States
Documentary films about rock music and musicians
2010s English-language films
{{music-documentary-film-stub