''You Are Here: A Come from Away Story'' is a 2018 Canadian documentary film, directed by

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, focusing on the role of Gander,

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in helping international air travellers stranded after the closure of North American airspace due to the

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."TV review: You Are Here proves the enduring power of the Come From Away story"
. ''

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'', September 11, 2018. The film profiles some of the real people who were portrayed in the 2013 stage musical ''

Come from Away ''Come from Away'' is a Canadian musical, with book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein. It is based on the events in the Newfoundland town of Gander during the week following the September 11 attacks, when 38 planes, carrying a ...

''. The film premiered on

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and Crave on September 11, 2018, and was the channel's highest-rated broadcast of 2018."Review: ‘You Are Here: A Come From Away Story’"
. ''

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'', December 14, 2018. It received follow-up screenings at selected film festivals, winning the Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary at the

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Awards

At the

7th Canadian Screen Awards The 7th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 31, 2019, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2018.

in 2019, the film won two

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, for Best Documentary Program and Best Editing in a Documentary Program (Cathy Gulkin), and received three other nominations for Best Visual Research (

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and Mike Lalonde), Best Music in a Non-Fiction Program or Series (Laurel MacDonald and Phil Strong) and Best Sound in a Non-Fiction Program or Series (Dave Rose,

Christian Cooke Christian Louis Cooke (born 15 September 1987) is an English actor. He is known for playing Luke Kirkwall in '' Where the Heart Is'', Luke Rutherford in ''Demons'', Dorian Gaudain in ''Trinity'', Freddie Taylor in '' Cemetery Junction'' and Len ...

, Colin McLellan, Dustin Harris, Steve Blair,

Ian McGettigan Ian McGettigan is a Canadian rock musician and producer. He was the bassist and a singer and songwriter for Thrush Hermit. Career McGettigan toured through Canada and the United States with Thrush Hermit. The band released two EPs on Murdereco ...

, David Hocs)."Newfoundlanders nominated for Canada Screen Awards"
. ''

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'', February 8, 2019.

References

External links

* * 2018 television films Canadian documentary television films Films shot in Newfoundland and Labrador Documentary films about the September 11 attacks Documentary films about Canada Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador Works about Newfoundland and Labrador 2018 films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-documentary-film-stub