Alicia Keys and members of the Agape Orphanage in South Africa, photographed during the “We Are Together” premiere held at the Clearview Chelsea Cinemas at the 2007 Annual Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on April 26, 2007.

British director Paul W. Taylor first met the children of Agape while volunteering in South Africa during a summer break from film school in 2003. He spent three months with the children who had lost their parents to AIDS. Made aware of their beautiful choir, he saw the potential of their voices. And so Taylor returned a year later with producer Teddy Leifer with the intent of making a film and facilitating the recording of the children's CD to raise money to expand the orphanage. “We Are Together (Thina Simunye)” is his debut documentary.

Pouring their hearts into each song, these powerful, angelic voices drew in attention from England to New York, where the young stars got a chance to perform at Keep a Child Alive’s annual Black Ball benefit with artists like Alicia Keys and Paul Simon. "We, South Africans, sing before we eat. We sing when we're happy, sing when we're sad. It's a healing thing. Not everyone has music or stereos in their homes, but we can all sing," explains South African pop star Zwai Bala. And it is through singing that the children rise through difficulties and travel to New York to spotlight their cause. 

The film picked up much acclaim worldwide including winning both the Special Jury Prize and Audience Award at the Tribeca Film Festival. All profits from both the film and CD were donated to charities to help children affected by HIV/AIDS in South Africa.