9/11 Documentary Coming to Huntington

The attack on New York’s World Trade Center directly impacted the Huntington community, especially family and friends of the from Huntington and Huntington Station who were killed on 9/11.

With the 10th anniversary fast approaching, many memorials, events, remembrances and services will be occurring in Huntington and across Long Island. Now, a new documentary entitled "Rebirth" can be added to that list.

A special screening of the film will be held on the anniversary of the attacks to benefit the non-profit Project Rebirth, according to Dylan Skolnick, co-director of the  in Huntington.

The mission of the project is to "chronicle living history and honor 9/11 victims and first responders, and to advance educational initiatives committed to pre-trauma resiliency building for first responders," according to projectrebirth.org.

“Rebirth,” directed by Jim Whitaker, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011. It follows victims of the tragedy over the decade following 9/11, offering a unique and hopeful perspective on the physical and emotional healing process over the long-term. Using unprecedented time-lapse photography footage of the World Trade Center site over the past decade, as well as interviews following five individuals directly affected by the tragedy, the film offers a vision of the resilience of the human spirit. Producer David Solomon said in a press release, “The film became a very hopeful, optimistic piece that’s about the qualities we all seek to have: fortitude, courage, endurance and a desire to move towards happiness even in the face of loss.”

Skolnick previewed the film last week and said he was impressed. Other 9/11 movies repeatedly show what Skolnick called "the usual footage, right from the start." He added, "this is the only 9/11 film I've ever seen that doesn't have any footage of the planes hitting the towers."

The Sept. 11 showtime for "Rebirth" is 1 p.m. at the Cinema Arts Centre. Admission will be $10.