This past September I went to The
Boston Film Festival where I saw films like "Welcome To
Collinwood", "Emperor's Club", "The Grey
Zone", and "Knockaround
Guys". But the one film that really
captured my attention is a documentary called "Seven Days In
September".
My hat goes off to Director Bruce
Rosenbaum who takes you into a different world after 9/11. Using the resources of more than 50
filmmakers, Director and Producer Steve Rosenbaum gathered their stories, cataloged their material, and worked to weave together a
complex, and brutally honest story. It's both an extraordinary and historic journey, and a moment in time that all of us will not
forget.
If you were planning to go to see an
extraordinary documentary you got to see "Seven Days In
September". I have seen wonderfully shot footage that just took
your breath away in many various films before. But not even close to
what I experienced after seeing "Seven Days In September"
that just left you with a deep sadness inside. The raw footage takes
you back to that horrible morning on September/11/2001 where two
planes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City. I couldn't even begin to even describe the feelings I had after
viewing what the residents of their city witnessed first hand. What
made this documentary so fascinating is that it takes you through
the first seven days after the attack, and how an entire city, and
the people try to pull together. It takes you in and really never
let's goes of you until the end. To be honest, I was still sitting
there captivated by those disturbing images that I saw even well
after the film was over.
You'll witness first hand footage of
American Airlines Boeing 767 Flight 11 crashes into The North Tower than a few minutes' later
United Airlines, Flight 175 flies into the South Tower also American
Flight 77 crashes into the pentagon.
The entire documentary was virtually
shot with hand held video cameras from the people who were there on location. Can you imagine
what it feels like to stand there and watch an historic landmark comedown I can't even imagine it? The images gave you an idea how
the people were coming together and remembering the people who had
lost their lives only a week earlier. The cameras walked through the
city during the day and night showing how the people were trying to
repair what were there private possessions.
This
stunning look into the attack on 9/11 is outstanding it also included interviews with the people who lived through this awful
ordeal.
Again, Steve Rosenbaum did an
outstanding job putting together a piece of filmmaking that should be remembered for years to come.
This film came on the one-year anniversary after the senseless
attack on America.
-- Dan
Berman, Guest Junkie (
4 pops out of 4 pops )
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