text xxu New York, NY Distributed in the U.S. by New Video c2002 monographic eng

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1 videodisc (48 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. Devoid of the conventions of other filmed accounts, this short video presents a near-wordless half-hour of observation: first the fall of the World Trade Center towers, then a wandering exploration through the rubble of ground zero. Barely audible voices float and mingle with the cries of sirens. Ground zero is a surreal moonscape of ash and stories-high destruction, dust-covered structures reduced to meaningless ruin, a shocking catastrophe so enormous that all the assembled resources seem paltry and inadequate. For New Yorkers, the most haunting images are those of once-bustling Lower Manhattan streets empty and covered in debris. As a document, the film is invaluable, as a viewing experience it is a meditation on how the passage of time has made it no more comprehensible. Original version The first 24 hours -- Day -- Night -- Early hours -- Sunrise / camera and direction, Etienne Sauret ; editing, Michael Siedlecki ; producers, Etienne Sauret, David Carrara ; production, ISIS (2001) (11 min.). Expanded version WTC : The first 24 hours / camera and direction, Etienne Sauret ; editing, Tracy Granger ; producers, Etienne Sauret, David Carrara ; production, ISIS (2001) (29 min.). Etienne Sauret. Special features: Photo gallery [slide show] (8 min.). World Trade Center (New York, N.Y. : 1970-2001) History World Trade Center (New York, N.Y. : 1970-2001) September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 HV6432 0767047818 180828 20180828110800.0