Children from movie We Are Together by David Shankbone

''We Are Together'' (Thina Simunye) is a British documentary film about the orphanage "Agape" in

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. Children, who live here, lost their parents to

AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual ma ...

. The film is full of

song A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetiti ...

s, both native and English. Eventually the children get a chance to visit

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and raise money by singing for the public. The film has won eight awards.

Cast

Lorraine Bracco Lorraine Bracco (born October 2, 1954) is an American actress. Known for her distinct husky voice and Brooklyn accent, she has been nominated for an Academy Award, four Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards ...

as Herself *

Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. A classically trained pianist, Keys started composing songs when she was 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Col ...

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 Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor whose career has spanned six decades. He is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music, both as a solo artist and as half of folk roc ...

as Himself *

Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...

as Himself

Awards

*Standard Life Audience Award, ''

Edinburgh International Film Festival The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is a film festival that runs for two weeks in June each year. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival. EIFF presents both UK and international films (all ti ...

2007'' *Cadillac Audience Award, ''

Tribeca Film Festival The Tribeca Festival is an annual film festival organized by Tribeca Productions. It takes place each spring in New York City, showcasing a diverse selection of film, episodic, talks, music, games, art, and immersive programming. Tribeca was f ...

2007'' *Special Jury Prize, ''Tribeca Film Festival 2007'' *Audience Award, ''

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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''

References

External links

Official site
(archive) *
Review at IDFA

Film information and the official trailer on Shooting People
2006 films 2006 documentary films British documentary films Documentary films about HIV/AIDS Documentary films about orphanages Zulu-language films Films scored by Dario Marianelli Films set in New York City Films set in South Africa 2000s English-language films HIV/AIDS in British films 2000s British films {{UK-documentary-film-stub