You are Here – Showing October 14
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You Are Here – A Come From Away Story is an intimate feature documentary that is being shown by the Okanagan Screen Arts Society on October 14th at the Vernon Towne Cinema.
This film goes deep into the small community of Gander, Newfoundland where 38 airliners carrying over 6,500 passengers were forced to land when the U.S. airspace was completely shut down in the hours immediately following the terrorist attacks on 9/11.
The film delves into the events surrounding the five days that the community housed, fed and cared for the dislocated passengers (also known as “come from aways” in Newfoundland speech).
These “come from aways” stories were the inspiration for an extraordinary Broadway hit musical with the same name. This documentary, “You Are Here”, reveals first-hand accounts of the great kindnesses and resourcefulness that the community of Gander (with a population of only 9,000) showed their unexpected guests
