Mainstream 9/11 Documentaries

•   THE Collection of Televised & Popular 9/11 Documentaries   •

~ 7 Days in September (CameraPlanet, 2002) - 102 mins (off site link only)
Includes footage and commentary from 27 New Yorkers. Currently owned by Starz Media/Anchor Bay Entertainment. Watch streaming DVD version in low res thanks to Hulu. Available as seen on A&E television, aired Sept. 2003 and 2004, in the International Center for 9/11 Studies NIST FOIA, 911datasets.org release 28, 42A0280 - G27D2, but not on YouTube due to strict copyright protection offered in YouTube's video scanning software.

~ 102 Minutes that Changed America (History, 2008) - 119 mins
The film is also known as "102 Minutes that Changed the World" as broadcast on CBC 2010. Original aired 2008 in HD.

~ 1993 WTC Bombing - Minute by Minute (A&E TV, 2001) - includes 9/11 segment near the end. (Not actual title).

~ 9/11/2002 ABC News Special with Peter Jennings
Watch streaming version at youtube.com in 2 parts. The Ron DiFrancesco WTC 2 escape story is fascinating, considering the unexplained fireball at ground level that burned over 60% of his body.

~ 9/11, CBS Special by Naudet Bros. - 119 mins
As broadcast March 2002 for the 6 month anniversary. An updated version aired for the 5-year anniversary is also included above. The film is now distributed by Paramount, edited differently, as "9/11: The Filmmakers' Commemorative Edition." -- See the VHS version of 9/11 now, or concentrate on the famous 1st plane crash video "luckily" captured by Jules Naudet.

~ The 9/11 Conspiracies: Fact or Fiction (History, 2007) - 1hr 30mins
Hit piece on the 9/11 Truth Movement. Watch streaming version at video.google.com

~ 9/11: The Falling Man (2006, click title to watch)
Famous photo captures the horror, sparks controversy and starts a quest for the identity of the falling man.

~ 9/11: Ground Zero Underworld (UK Ch. 4, 2007) - 47 mins
Incorrectly states the WTC basement levels were "hundreds of feet deep," when in fact they are no more than 75 feet deep.

~ The 9/11 Hotel (UK Ch. 4, 9/10/08) - 47 mins
Incorrectly attributes the famous Rob Howard airplane photo to Christine Sweeting's daughter.

~ 9/11: The Miracle of Stairway B (UK Ch. 4, 9/4/2006 and History, 8/14/2006) - 50 mins click title to watch
Stories from the luckiest survivors of the attack on the World Trade Center.

~ 9/11: Science and Conspiracy (National Geographic, NEW 2009) - 90 mins
This newest attack on 9/11 truth correctly notes that millions believe the "conspiracy theories," but in the first 27 seconds beleaguers their (my) credibility by showing a No planes hit the WTC sign.

See the critique from researcher Jim Hoffman, "National Geographic Does 9/11: Another Icon Debased in Service of the Big Lie"

~ 9/11: A Tale of Two Towers (2002, click title to watch) - also on youtube.com

~ 9/11: The Towers and the Pentagon (CBS EYE too, 2008) - 43 mins

~ 9/11: The Unofficial Story (CBC's The Fifth Estate, NEW 2009) - click title to watch
A revised version of the well-balanced 2003 investigation by CBC (The Fifth Estate: Conspiracy Theories, also available on this webpage)

~ America Rebuilds: A Year at Ground Zero (PBS, 2002 - click title to watch) ::: Also watch in high quality on YouTube.
Exclusive filmmaking access to Ground Zero during the 9 months of cleanup. The ban on photography at Ground Zero was announced Sept. 25 by Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. (For video shot during the first hours and days, see "WTC: The First 24 Hours" (listed below) and Lou Angeli's short films including Ground Zero's Bucket Brigades. To get more critical, see "9/11 Debris: Investigation of Ground Zero," by me.

"America Rebuilds" is most famous for its interview of Larry Silverstein, WTC 7 owner... and leaseholder of the WTC complex— in which Larry admits his guilt with the words "pull it."

~ America Remembers: 9/11 Air Traffic Controllers - NBC, 9/11/2002 (and 9/9/2006 with additional material not included here). In 2003 NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw won an Emmy for Outstanding Interview.

See also "Flight 175: As the World Watched." See the transcript of controller Dave Bottiglia (and Brokaw) describing his experience losing "Flight 175" on radar, then seeing it return with a different transponder code and heading... a "mistake" by the terrorists. See it also on video.google.com

~ Anatomy of September 11th (2002 - click title to watch) - New York Times aids investigation

~ Behind the Scenes of 9/11 - ABC, 9/11/2002
U.S. air defense testimony in direct conflict with the official 9/11 fairy tale, for example, about Shanksville - Flight 93.... See this ABC documentary also on video.google.com

~ Building on Ground Zero (PBS-NOVA, September 5, 2006) - click title to watch

~ The Center of the World: New York - A Documentary Film, Part 2 (PBS, 2003) - 1hr 30mins
AKA New York: The Center of the World (see this and "9/11: Press for Truth" in the same playlist)

~ Clear the Skies (BBC, 2002) - click title to watch
"[T]he entire US mainland was being defended by only 14 planes," fighter pilots reveal. (Since there were numerous training exercises/war games going on that day, coincidentally.)

~ Collapse: How the Towers Fell (Discovery, 2002)
At vrt 35:40 FEMA lead investigator E. Corley says the North Tower collapse began in the core. This would not become the official NIST theory of floor truss sag and exterior column failure, although Corley seems to provide a more accurate assessment. But how did the core columns fail?

~ Collateral Damages (Sauret, 2003) click title to watch
Important FDNY interviews and footage from Fresh Kills Landfill, 9/11 debris burial ground.

~ CNN Tribute: America Remembers September 11 (2002) - 1hr 29mins
High quality footage narrated shortly after the attacks. Watch streaming version at video.google.com

~ The Conspiracy Files: 9/11 (BBC, 2007) - 59 mins
Hit piece on the 9/11 Truth Movement. Watch streaming version at video.google.com. For a highly critical rebuttal video by former MI5 agent Dave Shayler, see 9/11 and the British Broadcasting Conspiracy.

~ The Conspiracy Files: 9/11: The Third Tower (BBC, 2008) - 60 mins
Another hit piece attempting to confront the WTC Building 7 evidence for controlled demolition, which cannot have been related to terrorism. Includes striking contradictory testimony from officials (Richard Rotanz saw an elevator car that had been "blown from its shaft" down the hall.) See the BBC page for more info. Watch high quality streaming version here at 911conspiracy.tv, or find it at video.google.com

~ The Day the Towers Fell (History, 2002) - click title to watch
Photographers tell their stories, presented in the highest quality.

~ Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero (PBS Frontline, 2002) - 1hr 56mins
Watch streaming version at video.google.com

~ The Fifth Estate: Conspiracy Theories (CBC, 2003) - 45 mins
See the in-depth CBC webpage now. This highly recommended video is a rare balanced view of the controversy surrounding 9/11, as aired on Canadian TV. Watch on Google, alternatively. Also, see the NEW 2009 CBC investigation 9/11: The Unofficial Story

~ First Response - Ground Zero America (A&E TV, 2001) - 44 mins - click title to watch
Rare, early documentary featuring many heroes of 9/11

~ Flight 175: As the World Watched (TLC, 2005) - 43 mins
See also "America Remembers: 9/11 Air Traffic Controllers" for a different Dave Bottiglia interview conflicting with the 9/11 Commission Report and NORAD's revised timeline that excused the misdirected/late intercepting fighter jets. Download video now (123.5MB .flv). OR... Watch at YouTube in 3 parts. See it dubbed in Russian... or in German.

~ The Heart of Steel (2006, click title to watch) - 54:47
Dedicated Ground Zero volunteers tell their story of aiding the recovery effort. See also Matt Siegel's "Three Days at Ground Zero" to get past the police and military checkpoints.

~ In Memoriam: New York City 9/11/01 (HBO, 2002) - 1hr 1min
Excellent collection of footage featuring interviews with Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and his staff. Watch streaming version at video.google.com (1st half only - full version is above)

~ Inside 9/11, Part 1 - War on America (National Geographic, 2005) - 1hr 45mins ... terrorism...
~ Inside 9/11, Part 2 - Zero Hour (National Geographic, 2005) - 1hr 45mins
Another important arrangement of raw footage. Watch streaming version at YouTube in 4 parts.

~ Inside the Twin Towers (Discovery Channel, 9/3/2006) - 1hr 31mins
Docudrama/dramamentary. Watch streaming version at video.google.com, but beware the fake audio during the South Tower collapse.

~ The Man Who Predicted 9/11 (UK Ch. 4, 2007) - 47 mins
Note that conspiracy theorist Bill Cooper predicted a large scale attack blamed on Osama bin Laden specifically! But not in this documentary film.

~ Modern Marvels: World Trade Center (History, June 25, 2001)

~ On Native Soil: 9/11 Commission Report (911 Report LLC, 2006) - 1hr 52min
Official story narrated by Oscar winners Hilary Swank and Kevin Costner. Watch streaming version at video.google.com

~ New York: The Center of the World (also known as "The Center of the World: New York - A Documentary Film, Part 2" PBS, 2003) - 1hr 30mins
Click title to see this and "9/11: Press for Truth" in the same playlist.

~ Relics From the Rubble (History, 2002) - 51 mins
Testimony to the extreme destruction of the World Trade Center. Watch streaming version at video.google.com or on YouTube

~ Report From Ground Zero (2002, click title to watch) - 102 mins
FDNY brothers and family members share their compelling stories.

~ Up From Zero (2003, U.S. Dept. of Labor - click title to watch) - 55 minutes
Construction workers tell their 9/11 stories.

~ Why the Towers Fell (PBS-NOVA, 2002) - 54 mins (aired on BBC as "The Fall of the World Trade Center" with British narration and editing variations by Horizon)
NOTE: The reason why, as given in this film, has been invalidated by NIST lead investigator Shyam Sunder in the 2006 PBS-NOVA "Building on Ground Zero" (see above, specifically here in the video). Watch streaming version at video.google.com

~ Witness: D.C. 9/11 (National Geographic, 2010) - 45 minutes Watch streaming version at YouTube, or investigate the Pentagon incident further in this playlist of witness accounts and TV/video footage.

~ World Trade Center: Anatomy of the Collapse (TLC, 2002) - 46 mins
Watch streaming version at video.google.com

~ World Trade Center: Rise and Fall of an American Icon (History, 2002) - 1 hr 30mins

~ WTC: The First 24 Hours (Sauret, 2002) click title to watch this important raw footage.

~ Zero Hour: The Last Hour of Flight 11 (UK TV, 2004) click title to watch this docudrama with Mohamed Atta look-alike, as the 1st plane hijacking is acted out.

Banner quote by Noam Chomsky taken from Towers of Deception: The Media Cover-up of 9-11, by Barry Zwicker, New Society Publishers, Gabriola Island, BC, Canada, 2006, p. 180. Zwicker's source is listed as Understanding Power: The Indispensible Chomsky, Peter R. Mitchell and John Schoeffel, eds., The New Press, 2002, p. 26.

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