The nerve-shredding impact of the morning of 9/11 is right there, in his memories. They have the same kind of openness and generosity that I grew up with in my family.”. “I was actually more surprised as to how deep their act of kindness went and how it manifested itself,” said Mossanen. He highlighted one scene when a delegation of Newfoundlanders visited the Ground Zero memorial in New York City, hearing stories from emergency responders who were there on the day of the attack. The film tells the story chronologically, following the events as they unfolded through the eyes of people who were there. Alan Cross has an anthropological question: Why do so many say they hate Nickelback? We encountered an issue signing you up. You Are Here - A Come From Away Story is an intimate feature documentary that goes deep into the community of Gander, Newfoundland where 38 airliners carrying over 6,500 passengers were forced to land after the terrorist attacks on 9/11. On his first day of filming in Gander, N.L., filmmaker Moze Mossanen found himself locked out of the shooting location. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. There are short dramatic recreations – none of them in the slightest bit cheesy – of the staff in Gander having terse conversations with pilots. “For me, those are two sets of first responders meeting at Ground Zero — the ones, of course, who were pulling bodies out of the rubble, and of course the Ganderites that were helping on another part of the world, said Mossanen. 'There is no plan': 'Totally Under Control' explores Trump administration's COVID-19 failure, Health Canada adds 5 hand sanitizers to recall list, cites potential health risk, All-Canadian ‘Come From Away’ opens in Toronto, ‘Come From Away’ returns to the Mirvish Stage, ‘Come From Away’ Tony Award celebrated by MP’s, Hit musical ‘Come from Away’ has a Saskatoon connection, PM Trudeau and his wife Sophie visit with cast of ‘Come From Away’, Justin Trudeau speaks about Canada-U.S. friendship at 9/11 musical ‘Come From Away’. But the success of the play suggests an audience that's receptive to the true story's uplifting message. Some information in it may no longer be current. The essence of the story of Come From Away, and what happened in Gander, Nfld., on and around Sept. 11, 2001, has become profoundly resonant. © Copyright 2020 The Globe and Mail Inc. All rights reserved. He highlighted one scene when a delegation of Newfoundlanders visited the Ground Zero memorial in New York City, hearing stories from emergency responders who were there on the day of the attack. 9/11: Cleared for Chaos (Wednesday, Discovery Channel, 10 p.m.) adds another, vital piece to the story. A special screening was to be held Saturday for Gander’s residents. The movie left a big impression on generations of viewers, with many wondering: is Cast Away based on a true story? This article was published more than 1 year ago.

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"I can't say that about every city I visit," Mossanen recalled in a phone interview from Toronto. The remarkable story inspired the hit musical “Come From Away.” Like many others, Mossanen was intrigued when the original production out of Toronto’s Sheridan College became a Broadway hit. That means: Comments that violate our community guidelines will be removed. Nick proposed to Diane over the phone in November 2001.

Writing a film about a massive global tragedy and a wildly popular play came with the challenge of telling the story in a new light, but the lengthy post-production process uncovered a wealth of first-hand footage from locals, passengers and news outlets around the world. A special screening was to be held Saturday for Gander's residents.

The remarkable story inspired the hit musical “Come From Away.” Like many others, Mossanen was intrigued when the original production out of Toronto’s Sheridan College became a Broadway hit. WestJet cutting over 100 flights in Atlantic Canada as pandemic makes service ‘unviable', Teen accused of killing 2 protesters in Kenosha won't face charges in Illinois, Trump's new claims on coronavirus immunity are 'extremely dangerous,' experts say, Ontario reports 721 new coronavirus cases as more than 32K tests processed, Odd wave or Ogopogo?
The film tells the story chronologically, following the events as they unfolded through the eyes of people who were there. 7,000 passengers are stranded after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in a small town in Newfoundland, where they were housed and welcomed. The characters in the musical are based on (and in most cases share the names of) real Gander residents as well as some of the 7,000 stranded tra… While Come From Away ends when the planes leave Gander, that was just the beginning of the story for the real Diane and Nick. Fair enough. Readers can also interact with The Globe on Facebook and Twitter .

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