Twin Towers (film)
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| Starring | Tommy Buda |
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| Edited by | Michael Schweitzer |
| Music by | Philip Marshall |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 34 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Twin Towers is a 2002 short documentary film directed by Bill Guttentag and Robert David Port, depicting the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.[1][2]
Summary
[edit]It is about two brothers, policeman Joseph Vigiano and fireman John Vigiano Jr., and their actions during the attacks. The footage started out as a reality television pilot from producer Dick Wolf (of Law and Order fame) before the attacks began eventually killing 14 members of the New York squad.[3]
Accolades
[edit]The film was awarded an Oscar for Best Documentary Short at the 2003 Academy Awards honoring films released in the year 2002.[4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Martinez, Andres (March 20, 2003). "APPRECIATIONS; Twin Towers". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ TV Guide
- ^ 9/11 TV Guide: Rebirth, The Space Between, 9/11: 10 Years Later, and More - The Daily Beast
- ^ "The 75th Academy Awards | 2003". Archived from the original on 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ "Twin Towers" winning Documentary Short Subject - Oscars on YouTube
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 2002 films
- 2002 short documentary films
- Best Documentary Short Subject Academy Award winners
- American short documentary films
- Films about firefighting
- Films directed by Bill Guttentag
- Documentary films about the September 11 attacks
- 2000s English-language films
- 2000s American films
- English-language short documentary films