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From the Collection: Video about 9/11 offers perspective

Posted September 9, 2011 2:33 PM in Archive, Exhibits and Events

Online and on TV, images, videos and words about the meaning and memorialization of September 11 abound. For a deeper look and more scholarly perspective, turn to VCU Libraries search engine. Input any search terms you find interesting and see what turns up. You'll find a documentary "The Search for al Qaeda: Its leadership, ideogy and future" and the feature film "United 93" as well as the Michael Moore documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11." 

Here are 10 examples of what is available in VCU Libraries media collection. The service desk is located on the Third Floor of James Branch Cabell Library.

  1. America Rebuilds: A Year at Ground Zero. Documents the clearing of the wreckage of the World Trade Center from the perspective of the construction workers, firemen, and engineers who accomplished the task in the nine months following the Sept. 2001 terrorist attacks. Also shows the dialogue among community members, victims' families, real estate developers, architects, and city officials about what should be done with the site. Part two traces the progress made during 2002 to 2006 and continues to follow the discussion and plans for memorial space and other uses of the former site of the World Trade Center. Cabell Media and Reserves DVDs HV6432.7 .A63 2006 DVD/Video Loan
  2. The Balancing Act: Security and Liberty Post 9/11. CNN journalist Frank Sesno moderates this energetic and informative program exploring the post-9/11 relationship between security and personal freedom in America. Seven distinguished panelists - including USA PATRIOT Act author Viet Dinh, bioterrorism specialist Margaret Hamburg, and Harvard Kennedy School of Government professor Juliette Kayyem - confront scenarios involving hypothetical attacks on American soil. Their discussions examine such critical issues as indefinite detainment, the rights of Arab-Americans, the relevance of the Freedom of Information Act, and varying interpretations of USA PATRIOT Act. Cabell Media and Reserves DVDs KF4850 .B345 2005 DVD/Video Loan 
  3. Divided we fall: Americans in the aftermath. 2008 Valarie Kaur was a 20-year-old college student when she set out across America in the aftermath of 9/11, camera in hand, to document hate violence against her community. From the still-shocked streets of Ground Zero to the desert towns of the American west, her epic journey confronts the forces unleashed in a time of national crisis--racism and religion, fear and forgiveness--until she finds the heart of America... halfway around the world"--Container. Cabell Media and Reserves DVDs JV6456 .D58 2008 DVD/Video Loan 
  4. Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero. Frontline illuminates the myriad spiritual questions that have come out of the terror, pain, and destruction of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, and explores how the spiritual lives of both believers and non-believers have been challenged in the aftermath of September 11 by questions of good and evil, God's culpability, and the potential for darkness within religion itself. Internet Resources HV6432.7 .F35 2005 INTERNET
  5. In Memoriam: New York City 9/11/01. An HBO documentary. At 8:47am, the city would be jolted into its worst nightmare as a chain of tragic events unfolded, changing the lives of New Yorkers and Americans forever. People from 115 different countries died at the World Trade Center. From still and video cameras of 118 people and 16 news agencies, much of it never-before seen, from in and around New York City, the attack on the WTC was the most documented event in history. The film features the Honorable Rudolph W. Giuliani, Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, Fire Commissioner Thomas von Essen, Operations Chief of City Government Joe Lhota, Communications Director Sunny Mindel, Executive Assistant to the Mayor Beth Petrone. The score, composed entirely of music by American composers, was recorded expressly for the film on April 2, 2002 by the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Leonard Slatkin at Avery Fisher Hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. New York Center of the World. One of eight episodes. The first part of this final chapter of the series provides a powerful portrait of the events leading up to and following September 11, 2001. To understand the impact of 9/11, episode eight reaches back to when the idea of a "world trade center" was first conceived and the towers were constructed. You'll then explore the physical, economic, and symbolic aftermath of the attack--and what Americans can learn from the recovery effort. Internet Resources F128.3 .N563 2005 episode 8, pt.1 INTERNET
  6. Inside 911. Originally produced as a television documentary for the National Geographic Channel in 2006. Examines the events of September 11, 2001, tracing a time line that led up to the terrorist attacks and the subsequent government response. Cabell Media and Reserves DVDs HV6432.7 .I55 2006 DVD/Video Loan
  7. Now with Bill Moyers. September 10, 2004. NOW analyzes the 9/11 Commission report and connects the dots of what happened that day and the warning signs leading up to it. This special episode highlights the agonizing close calls, missteps, and outright failures of two administrations and America's intelligence and security agencies in the months and years leading up to 9/11. Cabell Media and Reserves DVDs HV6432.7 .N14 2004 DVD/Video Loan
  8. The Pentagon. Presents archival footage of the construction of the Pentagon, the largest office building in the world and its progress from the drawing board to today. Engineers reveal the reasons behind its unique shape and show off some of the innovative features that have helped the nearly 60- year-old headquarters handle the changing demands of its occupants over the decades. An all-access tour to rooms rarely seen by the public, and new footage documents the destruction of the September 11th terrorist attack. Internet Resources E173 .A729 Internet
  9. Searching for the Roots of 9/11. "World is Flat" author Thomas L. Friedman tries to answer two of the most puzzling questions about 9/11: What drove 19 young, middle-class Muslim men to give up their lives to murder almost 3,000 people? And why does this violent act elicit so much support from millions of ordinary Muslims around the world? Cabell Media and Reserves DVDs HV6432.7 .T56 2003 DVD/Video Loan
  10. Why the Towers Fell. A WGBH Boston presentation. For most people, the image of the collapse of the World Trade Center Towers on Sept. 11, 2001, was not only a scene of unforgettable horror, it was a moment of unimaginable consequence. This follows a blue ribbon team of forensic engineers as they begin searching for clues that would tell them why the towers fell. From detailed examination of the buildings original design to the relentless process of searching the scrap steel yards and Ground Zero itself for evidence. Cabell Media and Reserves Film and Videos TA219 .N68 2002 DVD/Video Loan