20 Years Later: 6 Moving Documentaries To Watch On The Anniversary Of 9/11

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As hard as it is to imagine, this year marks the 20th anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001, that claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people and had an impact on everyone else who survived no matter if they were in New York City, in Washington, D.C., or at home watching the shocking events unfold on TV. As we all look back on one of the most consequential days in the history of modern society, we can’t help but look back at some of the moving documentaries that have been released in the 20 years since the towers fell. Below is a handful of those documentaries and docuseries that can help us remember that fateful day and hear the stories of those who experienced it firsthand.

 

 

9/11 (2002)
What initially started out as Jules and Gédéon Naudet and James Hanlon’s idea to document a year in the life of a probational FDNY firefighter (“probie”) becomes something completely different during its production and has since become one of most important documentaries about the September 11, 2001 attacks, creating 9/11. Released on CBS in March 2002, this emotionally raw and traumatic 112-minute documentary showed audiences what the first responders — many of which perished attempting to save people in the World Trade Center and surrounding area — saw as they became part of history.

 

One thing that should be remembered about 9/11 is that it was filmed as the events were unfolding which makes for some truly terrifying moments. One part of the documentary that sticks out after all this time is how the Naudet brothers become separated from one another in the midst of the chaos and destruction. The brothers, though terrified, lost, and confused, continue to capture footage to tell a complete story of everything that unfolded on a day no one will ever forget.

 

 

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