9/11 Documentaries on Kanopy
September 11, 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the United States. There will be widespread coverage of events taking place all over the nation to commemorate this occasion. Stories from that day and reminiscences by family and friends will be shared on television, radio and online. The Kanopy movie streaming database also provides several documentaries about 9/11 that share many stories you may not be familiar with. The following are a sample of the documentaries available on Kanopy and the descriptions are provided by the database.
9/11 Inside the Pentagon (2016)
On September
11th, 184 people lost their lives at the Pentagon. Today many people are
surprised to hear that the Pentagon was ever a target, let alone the loss of
life that occurred there. And even fewer know about those who escaped and how
many people were terrifyingly close to the impact zone.
On the 15th anniversary of the attack, survivors -- many for the first time -- tell their stories. There are harrowing accounts of crawling blindly through dark, smoky corridors, leaping from windows to escape, reentering the inferno to find colleagues, carrying the wounded to safety and tending to gravely burned, unrecognizable co-workers despite the dangerous conditions that surrounded them.
Boatlift – An
Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience (2011)
From the
midst of 9/11, one of the darkest moments in American history, comes this inspiring
and relatively unknown story. When the twin towers fell, hundreds of thousands
of people ran to the water's edge. They soon realized that Manhattan is,
indeed, an island. And that they were trapped. Within moments, an armada of
every vessel that could get to the city's seawall spontaneously organized.
Dashing into the teeth of danger, hundreds of boats pulled together and,
without any formal planning, military or otherwise, they pulled off an ad-hoc
sea evacuation that became the largest in history. Their story of courage and
resolve reminds us of the powerful spirit that rose among us, on that fateful
day. Narrated by Tom Hanks.
Man in Red Bandana – The Story of a 9/11 Hero (2017)
On September
11th, 2001, Welles was 24 years old working in the South Tower of the World
Trade Center. During the 56 minutes that the tower burned, Welles performed
extraordinary actions of valor and courage, and paid the ultimate sacrifice
while saving the lives of, at least, 10 people.
In the months
that followed, Welles' heroism was known only to those he saved. However, eight
months after the disaster, his parents pieced together the story of their son's
final hour due to an ordinary object ... his trademark red bandana. This film
is a celebration of Welles, his story and the thousands of lives he has touched
throughout the country. During the film's denouement, audiences learn a secret
about Welles that is pure inspiration.
Code Yellow: Hospital at Ground Zero (2002)
A feature
documentary, produced in association with NYU Downtown Hospital, narrated by
Brian Dennehy, and written by Dennis Watlington and Dr. Antonio Dejar, which
tells the story of the remarkable medical response of the hospital closest to
Ground Zero on 9/11.
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