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1) Loose Change
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September 11th, 2001. An event and a day many will never forget. However nearly 15 years on, for many the attack on New York's twin towers did not occur in their lifetime, but have become just a footnote in a new history book. Loose Change challenges the official record, proposing a far more disturbing truth. Combining the four existing editions and with new unseen footage, this updated version of the film will challenge your perceptions: whether...
3) Rebirth
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In this final episode, it's time to close another chapter in the lives of the animals of the Serengeti, the end of an extraordinary year for them all. But first, all around is a blackened smoking wasteland, the aftermath of the huge fire. Which of the families made it out alive and who is still missing? Torrential rain brings hope and the land is reborn into a green paradise as water quenches the scorched earth. Mirroring the changes in the landscape,...
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He was the quiet son of an Egyptian lawyer, a seemingly moderate Muslim with a middle-class background. So why did he end up at the controls of the first jetliner to hit the World Trade Center on September 11? Filmed with the help of The New York Times, this edition of Investigative Reports takes a chilling look into the mind and motivations of Mohamed Atta. Interviews with those who knew Atta are featured, including his father, a former school friend,...
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The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center was documented by hundreds of photographers. Some were professionals who were already working in the area; others were amateurs who felt compelled to head toward the scene of destruction and photograph it. This A&E Special looks at the World Trade Center tragedy through the eyes of the people who risked their lives to capture it on film. Interviews with some of these photographers combine with a sobering...
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On the tenth anniversary of 9/11, NOVA presents an epic story of engineering, innovation, and the perseverance of the human spirit. With extraordinary access granted by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Engineering Ground Zero follows the five-year construction of One World Trade Center (1 WTC) and the National September 11 Memorial and Museum.
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The in-depth story of September 11th through the eyes of the witnesses, heroes and survivors. Made in collaboration with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum to mark the twentieth anniversary, this major new series charts the tragic day in unprecedented detail, from the first plane hitting the north tower to the last survivors being rescued from the rubble.
14) American folk
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"When their plane to New York is grounded on the morning of September 11, 2001, strangers Elliott and Joni are unexpectedly thrust together amidst the chaos of that historic day. With little in common but both needing to get to NYC urgently, they accept help from Joni's family friend Scottie, who lends the duo a rusty old 1972 Chevy Van. The shock and stress of 9/11 quickly threaten to derail their cross-country journey until the pair discover what...
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Montine McLeod, a lonely flight attendant, and Omar Hassan, a 10-year-old Pakistani-American boy, are on a plane that is grounded in Longview, Texas, on the morning of September 11th, 2001. When Montine learns of the boy's direct connection to the terrorist attacks, she makes the difficult decision to drive him home to his uncertain future in New York City.
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In the past 15 years we have seen the Towers fall again and again in a series of powerful documentaries and TV shows. Movies have expertly rendered the courage of first responders and the passenger takeover on United Flight 93. But in the smoke of 9/11, one story still remains largely overlooked: the attack on the Pentagon...On September 11th, 184 people lost their lives at the Pentagon. Today many people are surprised to hear that the Pentagon was...
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Oskar is convinced that his father, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a message for him hidden in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother and driven by an active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his loss to a...
18) September 11th
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This stunningly comprehensive presentation of definitive documentaries brings sharp focus to the momentous, incomprehensible events surrounding our national tragedy. Ten years later, History pays tribute to the many heroes who laid down their lives with this exhaustive and exhausting collection of documentaries, including the award-winning "102 Minutes That Changed America."
19) Inside 9/11
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Inside 9/11 traces the time line that led up to the deadly attacks and deconstructs the fateful day, tracking the movements of all four terrorist teams and patching together the ad hoc response of government.
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Frontline explores how the spiritual lives of both believers and nonbelievers have been challenged since September 11th by difficult questions of good and evil and the potential for darkness within religion itself. Through interviews with a cross section of Americans impacted by the attacks, explores and illuminates the many spiritual questions that have come out of the terror, pain, and destruction at Ground Zero.