You Are Here: A Come from Away Story

I was expecting to watch a few minutes and be hit over the head with sentimentality.

I couldn't turn it off. Watched it again a month later.

Not sure I could sit through the play with that music... but the stories are wonderful.

A big middle finger to the terrorists, those who hate all Western society, and racism everywhere - including the orange buffoon.

9/11 - we will never forget - Canada and the US - friends forever...

Thank you Gander for showing us a great example in how to treat your neighbour. Thank you first responders for your courage.

Having been to Newfoundland I can attest to how wonderful the people are. Made me proud to be Canadian.

"You Are Here" is a feature documentary that focuses on the actual people who were the inspiration for the worldwide hit musical, "Come From Away". It does not intend to exclude any individual due to their colour or ethnicity. Rather, it goes to great lengths to show how the kindness and generosity of a community - which is by reality almost entirely Irish-Canadian - rescued almost 7,000 passengers from around the world when their planes were forced to land in Gander during 9/11. These values of compassion, honour and respect are celebrated in the film and shines a light on the greatness and openness of spirit that is inherent in Newfoundland culture.

If you need your spirits lifted and/or you have lost your way then you absolutely need to watch this 84 minute documentary that provides the story of a real life tragedy when Operation Yellow Ribbon went into effect and the people from the tiny town (10,000 people) of Gander Newfoundland,Canada, showed what unselfish hospitality was truly like when terrorists struck the twin towers of New York City and the USA closed all of their airports.

The 10,000 people who reside in Gander welcomed with open arms and their purest love for the approximate 6,700 multi cultural passengers and flight crew(s) that literally fell out of the sky looking for a safe place to land, sleep and eat for the next few days while the tragedy of 9:11 in New York city was unfolding. You will hear the actual stories from both the survivors from all over the world whose planes landed in a place/country they had never heard or ever been in before called Gander, Newfoundland, Canada, as well as from many of the towns people of Gander Newfoundland, Canada.

This is an inspiring story that should be shown in all schools and church services as it truly shows the outpouring of kindness and care for our fellow mankind. A successful musical titled Come From Away made it to Broadway in 2017 and is still being shown today. It is an inspiring story filled with love and kindness out of the tragedy of 9:11 and so many lives that were tragically lost.

See it and you will also be touched and hopefully the world becomes a better place to live as a result in some small way due to the kindness of the people from Gander, Newfoundland, Canada.

A perfect 10 for 10 rating!

This is a story deserved of telling. Beautiful representation of Newfie culture and the efforts put in to supporting 6000 people displaced To the most random seeming place in Canada, during the suspension of air travel during 9/11. Beautiful stories. This is the message we need to perpetuate. As Mr Rogers say: 'look for the helpers'