OnthemorningofSeptember11,2001,PaulMcCartneywasinNewYorkCityonanairportrunwaywaitingtoflytoBritain.Asheabsorbedthenewsoftheunfoldingtragedy,hewondered,“WhatcanIdo?”Theanswer,ofcourse,layinmusicbbb　　McCartneyreachedouttomasterdocumentarianandlong-timefriendAlbertMaysles,invitingMayslestodocumenthispersonalexperienceson16mmblackandwhitefilm,aformatseldomusedinthedigitalagebutofprovenenduranceandartisticquality.OverseveralweeksinOctober2001,Maysles’camerafollowedMcCartneyashepreparedforTheConcertforNewYorkCity,abenefithehelpedorganizetoupliftNewYorkCityduringthisperiodofuncertaintyandvulnerability.Thefootagewentunseenforyears,requiringthepassageoftimetobeputinperspective.Now,tenyearslater,Maysles,hisdirectingpartnerBradleyKaplanandeditorIanMarkiewiczhaveemergedwithanintimateworkthatexplorestheroleofartandartistsinatimeofcrisis.