Wednesday / September 9th 9/11 Screenings
6:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS SPECIAL EVENT
Pete O’Hare & Phil Kibbe A DAY IN SEPTEMBER (2019, 4 minutes, digital)
Erin Babbin & Micheal Sullivan THE GRAND TOUR (2019, 29 minutes, digital)The attacks on September 11, 2001, claimed the lives of 2,977 people. For the relatives of these victims they are not simply numbers or talking points – they are sons and daughters, mothers and fathers; family members lost in a tragedy that defines the modern era in the United States.
6:45PM NEWFILMMAKERS SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Lamont Nathaniel Gibson T.E.M.P.L.E (2019, 19 minutes, digital)
Tianyu Liu THE STORY OF A HEAD THAT FELL OFF (2019, 10 minutes, digital)
7:15PM NEWFILMMAKERS FEATURE FILM PRESENTATION
Thomas Ross THE MAN IN BETWEEN (2019, 89 minutes, digital)
2001. Steen returns home to Denmark after a grand backpacker tour of Central America. Suddenly, planes crash into New York’s World Trade Center on 9/11, coming as a slap in the face of Steen. He finds himself torn – the sudden doubt sends him into a pit of darkness. In desperation, he attempts to do away with himself; something happened on his trip to Central America, something Steen didn’t tell anyone.