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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.
Summary
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.
Accolades
The film was awarded an Oscar for Best Documentary Short at the 2003 Academy Awards honoring films released in the year 2002.
See also
References
- 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
| Films directed by Bill Guttentag | |
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- 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