Like thousands of Americans, New Yorkers and outsiders alike, filmmaker and volunteer firefighter Lou Angeli made his way to the World Trade Center in the wake of 9/11. He spent 16 days working at the site, and the footage he shot became a powerful part of this documentary tribute to the EMTs, relief workers, firefighters, K9 handlers, police officers, clergy and private citizens who suspended their everyday lives to clear rubble, douse fires, search for survivors and support exhausted workers. Narrated by Kathleen Turner, the film is divided between images of destruction and Angeli's interviews with a variety of volunteers, from Rev. Milton Williams, pastor of nearb...
Released:
2005
Rated:
NR
Length:
87 mins