102 Minutes That Changed America (2008)
Siskel/Jacobs Productions

Description

102 minutes passed between the first plane's impact into One World Trade Center, the second plane's attack on Two World Trade Center, and the eventual collapse of both buildings. In that time, people around New York experienced a range of emotions. Despite the horror and the incomprehensibility of what was happening, many knew, somehow, that they had a unique responsibility to record what they saw.

They reached for their cameras.

This unprecedented documentary special joins hundreds of pieces of their footage and audiotape into a single, seamless historical record.

Tags

September 11, World Trade Center

Collected reviews and ratings

10 Amazon user reviews

This is by far the best documentary of September 11th that I have ever seen. It does not use news footage, which really doesn't show how the event affected New York City. It shows the footage of the people who were there and in real time.
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10 BlogCritics | Ray Ellis

It’s a gripping piece of history, recorded by hundreds at the exact moment it happened from their particular points of view. In those individual viewpoints, we find a commonality, a singular voice that unites us all. 102 Minutes That Changed America is an unprecedented historical document not to be missed, particularly now, when politics overshadow that day seven years ago.
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8.0 New York Times | Neil Genzlinger

In addition to the horror, what pervades these 102 minutes is a sense of utter helplessness. There is value in being reminded of that feeling of impotence, and of that old saying about eternal vigilance.
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