In remembrance of a day that changed our world forever, SnagFilms proudly present six extraordinary films below, each offering unique perspectives on the tragic events of September 11, 2001 and their aftermath. These documentaries remind us how powerfully the medium of film can capture our darkest days while also exalting the perseverance of the human spirit and our collective ability to endure and to heal. We are especially honored to bring the critically acclaimed 7 Days in September to an online audience for the first time.
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In the wake of the World Trade Center attacks, New Yorkers from all walks of life felt compelled to overcome their sense of powerlessness by volunteering to help out in the recovery effort. They brought in supplies, set up relief stations, and for ten months fed and cared for the recovery workers. Many deep and unexpected, even unlikely relationships developed as a result.
Using cinema verite footage, interviews and archival photographs, several characters are followed through a series of events and examine how a diverse group of people transcended politics and culture in an effort to heal their city and themselves.
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Posted 07/10/09 by tara
This country kicked these first responders in the teeth for risking their lives to clean up the governments mess.We knew 9/11 was going to happen--we were grandiose ######## letting anyone and anything into this country.My friends who responded are sick and dying.And the next generation will never know what happened.This is a kick ### documentary and show be turned into a weekly broadcast on national television--maybe after Rescue Me.............
Take a harrowing journey with author Sebastian Junger and photographer Reza deep into Afghanistan for the last interview with the assassinated resistance leader, Ahmed Shah Massoud. With never-before-seen footage, Afghanistan Revealed explores this war-torn country and the lives of its people as they struggle against the Taliban.
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Posted 05/07/09 by Mark White
The documentary is a typical work of left-of-center journalist. Reagan “walked away from Afghanistan” when the cold war ended. The cold war did not end because of anything Reagan did, but “because these brave afghan’s defeated the Soviets”. Then, completely skipping over the eight years of the Clinton Administration and ignoring the growing terrorist threat from the Taliban running Afghanistan, “Bush was warned about the great risk to America” in April, before the September 11th attacks.
Although this docu-drama was obviously well funded and put together professionally, it reflects a hard-left editorial bias as is typical of this generation’s “journalists”.
Susan Retik and Patti Quigley were two ordinary soccer moms living in the affluent suburbs of Boston until the tragedy of September 11 struck. Rather than turn inward, grief compelled these women to focus on empowering widows in the country where the terrorists who took their husbands’ lives were trained: Afghanistan.
As Susan and Patti make the courageous journey from their comfortable neighborhoods to the most desperate Afghan villages, they discover a powerful bond with each other, an unlikely kinship with widows halfway around the world, and a profound way to move beyond tragedy. From the ruins of the World Trade Center to Kabul and back, Beyond Belief is a journey of personal strength, international reconciliation and a testament to the vision that peace can be forged… one woman at a time.
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Posted 09/12/09 by Donna Thorn
Wow....all I can say is Wow. I don’t think any film has touch as much as this one.
SAINT OF 9/11 presents the remarkable journey of Father Mychal Judge. Compassionate champion of the needy and forgotten, a beloved New York Fire Department Chaplain, Father Judge was a humble priest who wrestled with his own private demons while touching others in powerful and miraculous ways. Throughout his career as a friar, he lived a life of witness, action and love. He provided hope, warmth, compassion, and acceptance. SAINT OF 9/11 weaves interviews with friend and colleagues such as Hillary Rodham Clinton, Bill Clinton, Rudy Giuliani and Malachi McCourt, congregants and Mychal’s own words. The film portrays Mychal’s life as a spiritual adventure and an honest embrace of life. SAINT OF 9/11 is the story of a life’s journey interrupted. Inspired by his life, the documentary embraces Mychal’s full humanity.
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Posted 09/21/09 by Liz Hale
Father Mike said, “If no one told you today that they love you, let me tell you: I love you, and no matter what mess you’re in, you’re always held and loved by God.”
In a true display of togetherness, 200 artists, public figures, athletes, and police workers united to remake the classic song “We Are Family” eleven days following the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. Well-known music producer Nile Rodgers covered the song’s production while filmmaker Danny Schechter documented the effort. Notable contributors included Spike Lee--whose direction helped make the music video possible--and a host of legendary performers such as Dionne Warwick, Eartha Kitt, Diana Ross, Bernadette Peters, Pattie LaBelle, and more. The stars appear here in a natural light, with the focus being on the victims of the attacks (whose families also appear in the film) rather than on make-up or appearance.
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Posted 09/11/09 by leslie
as i watch this viedo it brings sadness to all the lives lost in 9/11. as i go back to remember to the day the twin towers were sturck, i think about the men who boarded that plane and they knew when they got on that plane they knew they had a choice to take the lives of those others. but many people don’t realize that if you think hard enough our world hasn’t changed from all the years. i just wish that all of man kind would once come together and not be at each others thorats over war, money, and greed. let us remember all of the people that were killed in 9/11. god bless the families and god bless the U.S.A. R.I.P VICTIMS