Daniel Bergin
Daniel Bergin is a Minneapolis artist who creates community-based media and public television programs while also providing media literacy training to youth.
- I, too, am American
African Americans describe what it is to be American after the events of 9.11.
- Unofficial Communication
The personal imprint on public landscape: shrines, pictures of lost loved ones, expressions of personal grief.
- Blacks on War
What does war mean for black Americans after 9.11? Usually the first to be called into service, black Americans discuss casualties, duty, patriotism and service.
- Central High Poems
Segments from poetry performance at St. Paul Central High Theater in Minnesota.
- Unofficial Communication
Lena Carr
Navajo filmmaker Lena Carr is producer of Kinaalda Navajo Rite of Passage, the Emmy Award-winning War Code, and Geronimo and the Apache Resistance.
- Quintera Yazzie
Quintera Yazzie, an 11-year-old Navajo girl, reflects on the events of 9.11, from seeing the horrifying news at school, trying to put her fears behind her and retreating to the safety of home and family.
- Louis and Nelson Norberto
Louise Norberto shares her grief for the victims of 9.11 and their families; her husband Nelson, a war veteran, pledges to offer his experience and knowledge to help America's cause.
- Billy and Jane Sheperd
Navajo couple Billy and Jane Shepard discuss the 9.11 events: Billy likens the devastation to what he witnessed in WWII as Jane turns her thoughts towards the children and the future.
- Louis and Nelson Norberto
Hector Galán
Hector Galán has produced for Frontline, The American Experience and the PBS series Chicano! History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement. He is currently in production on Visiones, a series featuring Latino art and culture in the United States.
- Identity
Deepa Donde talks about Americans and their perception of evil and how the ordinary physical appearances of terrorists translate into the face of the enemy.
- Soccer Coach
Soccer coach Francisco Garcia talks about life after the terrorist attack, how it has affected his life and those around him and how Mexican lives were lost in the Twin Towers.
- Tejanos
Three young Texans talk about the aftereffects of the attack. Switching from fear to optimism, they discuss the potential terrorist threat to Texas, but also about the need to live each day to the fullest.
- Border
A Tejano man discusses how the events of 9.11 impacted life around the Texas/Mexico border, including issues of amnesty, immigration and security.
- Soccer Coach
Joan Mandell
Joan Mandell's documentary work reflects her long-time involvement with Arab communities. She is also a media literacy educational consultant, and recently returned from a year as a Fulbright Scholar in Palestine.
- Scout Leader
In a Michigan tourist location, Boy Scout leader Khalil Baydoun and his teenage recruits are stopped by police and unjustly accused of being suspicious characters.
- Arab American Firefighter
After 9.11, a retired firefighter, Arab American, Muslim, and war veteran is suddenly questioned about his loyalty to America and his patriotism.
- Dr. Karima
A public health specialist urges other Muslim and Arab American women not to be afraid to wear the scarf, and to be proud of their religion and heritage.
- Imam
Resident Imam Hassan Qazwini of the Islamic Center of America speaks about the fears of Arab Americans and their desire for a peaceful life after the events of 9.11.
- Kids
Arab and Muslim American children in Michigan talk about Islam, America's war in Afghanistan and American policy towards Afghanis.
- Arab American Firefighter
Louis Massiah
Louis Massiah's award-winning works include W.E.B. Du Bois - A Biography in Four Voices and In Her Own Words. He is the founder and executive director of the Scribe Video Center in Philadelphia.
- Flag
Citizens of Philadelphia ponder the varying significance of flags displayed after the events of 9.11.
- Voices from Inside
Prison inmates discuss how the news of 9.11 was received "from the inside."
- Roots of Islam
Philadelphia Muslims describe the foundations of their faith.
- Voices from Inside
Sam Pollard
Sam Pollard is a documentary producer/director and a feature film editor who teaches film studies at New York University. He has been awarded several Emmys, a George Peabody Award and been nominated for an Academy Award.
- Dwayne: Before and After 9.11
After the events of 9.11, Dwayne, a young African American, reflects on his renewed sense of urgency to live life with purpose and thanks.
- Dwayne: War in Afghanistan
Dwayne asks if the war in Afghanistan is justified, and comments on America's loss, but also asks if war will really bring about change for the better.
- Gopal: Life in New York
In New York's Central Park, a young man talks about the tremendous change 9.11 has brought upon the city, including a surge of kindness and generosity among New Yorkers.
- Gopal: War in Afghanistan
Gopal reflects on the war's effect in the international community and the increasing sense of living in fear.
- Margaret
Margaret, an expectant mother, tells the story of how her young daughter is puzzled because the planes of 9.11 did not purposefully avoid the tall buildings with blinking lights.
- Dwayne: War in Afghanistan
Ellen Spiro, director
Ellen Spiro's films include Diana's Hair Ego, GREETINGS FROM OUT HERE (ITVS) and ROAM SWEET HOME (ITVS). She is head of the radio-TV-film production at the University of Texas in Austin.
Karen Bernstein, producer
Karen Bernstein was series producer for Ella Fitzgerald-Something to Live For, which won an Emmy award. She also won a Grammy award for producing Lou Reed-Rock And Roll Heart.
- Electric Flag/Barry "Bean" Boriske
Artist "Bean" Boriske presents his patriotic electric sculpture created after 9.11, formed with a myriad of red, white and blue lights and 50 pie plates for stars.
- I Really Do Love America/Molly Ivins
Political columnist Molly Ivins talks about the duty of every citizen to "keep your mouth open."
- This Is Not A John Wayne Movie/Molly Ivins
Molly Ivins comments about the support of America's European allies around 9.11, despite cultural differences between Texans and the French.
- I Really Do Love America/Molly Ivins
Termite TV Collective
Founded in 1992, Termite TV is a Philadelphia based video collective that produces alternative, experimental television and multimedia projects. Termite's mission is to create multi-faceted, multi-voiced programs that blend different genres and viewpoints.
- Why This Makes Me Feel Uncomfortable
A young woman's meditation and grief after the events of 9.11, concentrating on the signs of the aftermath.
- Pilgrimage
Voices of people who feel the need to make a pilgrimage to New York to show their support. As pilgrims they visit a place to leave something behind: hope, strength, peace.
- Buy More
A story about a small neighborhood Palestinian store which has lost business and how the filmmaker purchases Middle Eastern groceries there as his own act of patriotism.
- Pilgrimage
Kyung Sun Yu
Kyung Sun Yu is an award-winning documentary producer/writer based in Los Angeles, California. Her programs have broadcast nationally on PBS stations, including TEST OF COURAGE: THE MAKING OF A FIREFIGHTER, produced in association with ITVS, as well as on commercial television outlets. She is currently developing several documentary projects.
- Firemen
The Los Angeles Fire Department Search and Rescue Team are interviewed about their work, including their trip and rescue efforts at New York's Ground Zero.
- Being American
A Puerto Rican American and a flag store owner talk about the impact of events of September 11 and their identities as Americans.
- Rude Awakening
Young enlisted Marines and a singer/songwriter talk about ways to stand up and make a difference when life has taken a dramatic turn.
- Fear & Moving On
A young father worries about the future of his new son; Red Cross and hospital workers describe the need to look towards the future and concentrate on helping people in need. - Being American
Lena Carr
Hector Galán
Joan Mandell
Louis Massiah
Sam Pollard
Ellen Spiro
Termite TV Collective
Kyung Sun Yu
