9/11: Press for Truth
This article needs additional citations for verification. (September 2009) |
9/11: Press for Truth | |
---|---|
Ray Nowosielski | |
Written by | Ray Nowosielski Paul Thompson Kyle Hence |
Produced by | John Duffy Ray Nowosielski |
Starring | Patty Casazza Lorie Van Auken Mindy Kleinberg Paul Thompson |
Narrated by | Michael Pritchard |
Distributed by | Ryko Distribution |
Release date |
|
Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
9/11: Press for Truth (also known as Press for Truth) is a 2006
Development and release
Filmmakers
The filmmakers also met Kyle Hence, who had co-founded
Production ended in December 2005, with post-production completed in July 2006.
The film premiered theatrically in September 2006 in New York City and the San Francisco Bay area. It received a simultaneous limited DVD release in over fifty cities across America as well as Canada, Great Britain, the Czech Republic, Australia, and Japan.
Summary
9/11: Press for Truth follows three of the Jersey Girls, as well as some other family members in their search for answers about the September 11 attacks. Among their questions were:
- "Why had the U.S. military defenses failed to stop any of the four hijacked planes?"
- "Why was there a lack of immediate response by the president and his secret service detail?"
- "Why did the buildings fall?"
- "How did U.S. intelligence miss the escape of terrorists from Afghanistan to Pakistan during time of war?"
- "Why did the U.S. consider Pakistan an ally in the fight against terrorism when Pakistan's own intelligence service, ISI, apparently was funding terrorism?"
The film uses archive news footage, interviews, press conferences and newspaper clippings to document the attacks and the establishment and workings of the 9/11 Commission. The film can be roughly divided into three sections:
The first part of the film describes the efforts to pressure the U.S. government into setting up a formal investigation and shows how eventually the decision was made to create the
The second part begins by expounding the Jersey Girls' complaints of what they perceive as unsatisfactory coverage by the U.S. news media. It introduces Paul Thompson, who discusses what he claims is evidence showing the U.S. government was aware of the threat of planes being flown into buildings, and that it ignored numerous warnings from foreign countries. He then describes the August 6, 2001 President's Daily Brief (entitled "Bin Ladin Determined To Strike in US") that gave a general warning about a possible attack.
The final part of the film looks at the
Reception
The film was reviewed by
Nowosielski and Duffy later produced the documentary Who is Rich Blee, deducing the identities of several CIA agents inside the
See also
- September 11 attacks in popular culture
References
- ^ Scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
- ^ Jasper, William F. (December 25, 2006). "Pressing for the Truth on 9/11". The New American. Archived from the original on 2007-06-29. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ^ Vaughn, Emma (October 31, 2006). "911 call on 9/11 response". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ^ Shawna Galassi (September 9, 2006). "9/11 film digs into the past". Santa Maria Sun. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
- The Hartford Courant. Archived from the originalon 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
- ^ Ed Gonzalez (August 31, 2006). "9/11: Press for Truth". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
- ^ Bonnie Britton (September 7, 2006). "Disturbing 9/11 film is work of Hoosier". The Indianapolis Star. Archived from the original on September 7, 2006. Retrieved 2009-02-25. Alt URL
- ^ Laura McPhee. "Sept. 11 and the pursuit of truth: New documentary examines unanswered questions". NUVO. Retrieved 2009-02-25.[permanent dead link]
- ^ J.A. Montalbano (March 30, 2007). "'Truth' questions government's 9/11 story". The Albuquerque Tribune. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
- ^ Małgorzata Sadowska (August 31, 2006). "Koniec żałoby?". Przekrój. Retrieved 2009-02-25.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Glenn Erickson (September 12, 2006). "9/11 Press For Truth". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
- ^ Boiling Frogs podcast, Sibel Edmonds, 2011
- Ray Nowosielski, Oct 2011, salon.com
External links
- 9/11: Press for Truth at IMDb
- 9/11: Press For Truth at AllMovie