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7l West Broadway, Ground Zero, N.Y. / by Beverly Peterson.
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- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Peterson, Beverly.
- Series:
- Filmakers Library online
- Filmakers library online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Peterson, Beverly.
- Disaster relief--New York (State)--New York.
- Disaster relief.
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Personal narratives.
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Genre:
- Personal narratives.
- Documentary.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (20 min.)
- Other Title:
- 71 West Broadway, Ground Zero, N.Y
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English.
- Summary:
- Like thousands of New Yorkers who live downtown, the filmmaker Beverly Peterson witnessed close-up the horrific events of 9/11. Her first instinct was to grab her video camera in order to bear witness to the tragedy unfolding. Filming became a way of surviving the following months as she documented what was happening to her community. Beverly and her husband were forced to evacuate their apartment on West Broadway for several weeks. Then the hard work of cleaning up began. Some businesses in the neighborhood had been forced to close, others limped along, helping each other survive. Many were owned by recent immigrants to N.Y.C. who are featured in the film. The community was forced to organize to demand financial assistance from the government for the cleaning and rehabilitation of individual residences and businesses. They are still rebuilding their lives thanks to their strenuous efforts to help themselves and each other.
- Notes:
- Originally released as DVD.
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).
- Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2011. (Filmakers library online). Available via World Wide Web.
- Reel New York, Thirteen/WNET (PBS) in New York
- Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, 2002
- Wisconsin International Film Festival, 2002
- Women With Vision, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 2002
- OCLC:
- 747799239
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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