9/11: The Falling Man 2006

Title: 9/11: The Falling Man
EXTERNAL URL: IMDB | TMDB
Languages: English
Genres: Documentary,
Runtime: 1:20:00 Hour
Cast: Steven Mackintosh, Eric Lipton, Iliana Guibert
Directors: Henry Singer
Rating: 7.2 (2126 Votes)
Year: 2006
Summary: The Falling Man is a documentary that examines one of the many images that were circulated by the press immediately after the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001. The image in question can be seen above on the cover of the disc. It shows a man plummeting headfirst to the ground, having leapt from the burning towers. After touching on the events of the day and how the nation reacted, the program focuses specifically on this image, the photographer who took it, its subsequent circulation, the public's reaction to it and why it was later deemed UN-newsworthy...