We are so fortunate that the Naudet brothers just happened to be filming on 9/11. People all over the world can watch this record of what happened that day. It's a remarkable piece of history and tragedy. I hope it's preserved for future generations. RIP to all those who were lost.
Comment deleted by author, hidden by author, CZcams took it down. Please listen to version first broadcast by CBS 3/2002 could swear Battalion Chief Pfeifer says it was American Airlines? I think this is the only record of the plane hitting WTC 1? So much heartbreak. This one kinda haunts me. John Vigiano, Sr., a former marine and esteemed, retired FDNY captain, held heartbreaking double distinction of looking in the rubble for two first-responder sons: the elder John, Jr., a firefighter (Ladder 132) like his father, and younger Joseph, a New York City police detective. May we never forget.
@@pugachevskobra5636, I’m not. I’m providing an example to show that television documentaries (and television films as a whole) are eligible for the National Film Registry.
This is one of the most incredible pieces of footage ever captured… the timing… position.. balls of steel to continue filming and everything! this is absolutely almost unbelievable to watch. I watched the towers get struck on an old wood panel tv in my living room. And to see it like this is unbelievable
The Naudet brothers were absolutely the most professional, bravest cameramen EVER. To watch the horror unfold and follow the firefighters right into the “warzone”....not interfering with the firefighters work, not asking questions. Turning the camera from the burn victims/deceased victims in the lobby and not filming it, out of respect. If I were a cameraman filming in the lobby I would probably be asking a million questions...they were just so very professional and respectful.
compared to everything ive seen on the internet today as someone who wasnt alive during 9/11 i could not beleieve they didnt film any injuries or death my morbid curiosity was blue balled watching this. Seems like i see vids of people dying everyday and i go to a vid of the greatest american tragedy and its literally safe for tv. in my opinion doesnt really get the full feeling of the day across.
@@jayoh360If you’d been alive at that time, you’d realize you got the feeling of what it was like to watch this unfold at the time. It wasn’t Reddit gore. It was helplessness and confusion. That day was chaos.
@@christinap-c I mean I get where he's coming from though.. it's really hard for people like us who saw the event happen in real time to comprehend how someone who wasn't alive during that time would want to see the death and destruction.. Look at other tragedies that happened before any of us were alive and how fascinated we are with them the Titanic, Pompeii, heck even things recent like the tsunamis of 2004 and 2011. All terrible events for the people who died those days but we sure do have movies about them we have a little ice trays that make little Frozen Titanic and ice burg that you can put in your gin and tonics. Even though 1500 people died that night.. humans have always been fascinated with death and destruction..
"Let's make a documentary about a boy becoming a man during his 9 month probationary period. Turns out Tony became a man in 9 hours, trying to help on 9/11." Such a strong line. The firefighters were among the real heroes that day. Those who survived were just never the same person ever again. Truly brave men, despite the chaos.
Tony sees NO ACTION, ALL DAY. Some proof of manhood. He is never once shown doing any actual firefighter work in the entire movie. He appears nowhere in the school footage where they say they discovered him, either.
@@rayubinger9780yeah, it felt like they forced that line in the documentary. It didn’t feel like he had went that transformation on 9/11. apparently he is still a firefighter in NY so obviously he eventually did fight fires but on 9/11 he was out of the action mostly.
@@checkmate79 Notice the plot device by which they get him off screen for most of the big day. He forgets some supposedly crucial box of gloves on his way out the door. He sends THE CAMERAMAN back in to get them. He DITCHES the cameraman. It's like the Alleged Odor of Alleged Gas that enabled the 1st Hit shot. WAS there a gas leak? What BECAME of it? We're not supposed to wonder. If the box of gloves was needed, why didn't Tony wait for the cameraman to get them to him?
This is one of the best documentaries ever made, bar none. The Naudet brothers were able to shift the focus almost effortlessly, especially given that one didn’t know if the other had died when the towers collapsed. Every budding documentarian should watch this. I think it was absolutely galling that CBS was actually threatened with massive indecency fines by the FCC the second and third times they broadcast this. I mean, seriously!
At 34:49, that is Jay Jonas. This would be his last day as Captain of Ladder 6. Chief Hayden would order the men of Ladder 6 to assist in the rescue operations in the North Tower and ascended the stairs until the evacuation order was transmitted by Chief Pffifer. On his descent, Jonas and his company would be trapped in Stairway B of Tower One with Chief Prunty (who Jules points out earlier.) Captain Jonas would survive and be pulled out several hours after the collapse along with his men, the men of Engine 39, Lieutenant Mickey Kross of Engine 16, one Officer of the PAPD, and Josephine Harris, a civilian Ladder 6 helped assist down the stairs. Chief Prunty would be trapped in these survivors vicinity, but died from his injuries. Captain Jonas would replace Chief Prunty in the ranks and would be promoted to Battalion Chief. Jay Jonas retired in 2017, having reached the rank of Division Chief.
@@cameronbell415Mickey Cross has been in a couple documentaries, such as Miracle of Stairway B, and Ground Zero Underworld. Captain Jonas was in one about being inside the towers
At 35:03, the one chief appears to say “Orio” just before the narrator describes their discussion to set up a group for Tower 2. Is this Orio Palmer with this group in the following footage after this point? Between 35:20 and 35:28, you see a chief with a white helmet to the left, his name ends with an “r” and it immediately follows the other chief who seems to say “Orio” when he calls him over.
Think I've watched this documentary every year since. Still stirs such emotion and tears...even 22 yrs later. God bless all those lost and those that continue on each and every day. 🇺🇲
@@tyfi5982it explains it in the beginning of this. They were close friends with the fire fighter who narrated this. He invited them in to film a rookie to make a documentary about they become fire fighters.
@@Catielove21oh okay thanks. I just find it weird this was documented so well. When the filmmaker said “there’s always a witness for history, and that day we were chosen to be the witnesses” is scary
@@tyfi5982I know I know and the call made right at 830.. super weird. Not trying to say they knew. But maybe whoever sprung the leak knew. I’d rather not try to assume tho. Since this footage gives us a lot of insight into what happened! God bless them 🙏🏼
20:12 That shot of the 2 towers just shocks me. They're just ..there. Existing. Thousands of people working on projects they'd never finish. I forgot how bright those towers could light up
@HealthySkepticism1775 How can anything BUT foreknowledge be the explanation, for their footage being too good EVEN FOR foreknowledge to TOP? How could it be that they were merely in the right place at the right time, when it's completely consistent with them being in the perfect place, at the perfect time, in the perfect way? They were everywhere, capturing every event, in the most close-up dramatic way, all day. It's perfect. How can the explanation for perfection be dumb luck? It's UTTERLY INDISTINGUISHABLE from what a product of foreknowledge WOULD be like. That should make foreknowledge at least the working theory, shouldn't it?
@rayubinger9780 Maybe you've lived your entire life in the same zip code. There's millions of people in New York City. Millions upon Millions of cameras running every minute of every day. It's not a surprise at all that it was caught on footage. There's tons of bad footage out there with bad angles, too. What exactly is your personal conspiracy theory? That the young camera guys knew 9/11 was about to happen and just hung out with all the fire fighters that they knew were going to die? And they ran into the buildings with their cameras even though they knew the buildings were going to collapse any minute? Your theory is one of the goofiest things I've ever heard.
People may find this disrespectful to be recording at a time like this. I however think this was needed. I am a Jr firefighter and am 15, I was born 6 years after this… I would have never gotten to see how much people had sacrificed for the citizens. I have heard sure but seeing this real footage is really eye opening. I still want to become a firefighter because it takes a special kind of person to step into this. To do this job in light of knowing you and the people you care about could die at anytime. So just thank you to them recording thank you to all who survived and thank you to those who died. I am going to do my best to continue your legacies.
I imagine that all this footage must have been very helpful for the later investigation of the attacks. And most importantly, thanks to this footage, we were able to see the incredible bravery with which first responders acted on that tragic day.
I am a American and I do not find this video disrespectful at all. The Naudet brothers are the only one to have filmed the plane impacting the North Tower. Because I was not there, it is important to me to see what exactly happened, just like the Zapruder film of JFK’s assassination.
I am not an American, but every year, on Sept 11, I go to CZcams and search videos such as this to remember each and every one who have died and survived. And also to pay my respects to all the uniformed men and women, civilian heroes, and the silent heroes that we don't know about until now who became part and have sacrificed their lives on that fateful day. May we not forget them and the love for humanity they have showed. May God bless us all. 🌹
I was born in 2002, so I have no memory of what life was like before or on that day, and watching documentaries are a way I can find a form of understanding. The Naudet film brings a human perspective of how people reacted to the tragedy in real time, and one of the few films that bring you inside the towers.
As an american,i thank you for that. I live a couple states away. So you find yourself feeliing comfortable. Ive even made a few jokes . You just cant forget the victims,how they felt in their last moments. You also cant forget the responders who ignored self preservation and went into and went up the stairs of those buildings as people ran out. Heroes....heroes. thank you brotha for having an open mind and i hope youre doing well
Thank you so much. It has been 22 years since the attack, but to us who are old enough to remember and saw the chaos unfold before our very eyes (whether it be on scene or on the News), it is still a vivid memory.
I watch The Naudet Documentary and “102 minutes that changed America” every year. Every American who has no recollection or who wasn’t born yet at this time needs to watch this.
One Day in America is the most recent documentary on CZcams but you have to pay for it. But its worth the price. It's a series of 4 or 5 episodes and it's really good.
I’d replace “102 Minutes That Changed America,” to “One Day in America.” That is probably the best doc. I’ve seen on it. National Geographic and the 9/11 Memorial Museum collabed on it. No narrator. Just told min. by min. from the survivors. It’s very gut wrenching
The greatest documentary of all time, as a firefighter it puts everything into perspective when I start to lose my love for the job and it puts me back on track
God bless you sir! ❤❤ thank you for what you all do! Don’t loose trust in steel rise buildings just because of this day. I’m sure if you have done any research on this day you know what really happened anyways. Your brothers were murdered that day in my opinion. And there’s a lot of us who are pushing to get the case re opened still and it’s only gaining more and more momentum! With the “Architects &Engineers for 9/11”. They deserve justice, all the people do! 🙏🏼 Thank you for your service sir. I hope you have a safe rest of your career/life.
@Davey_bfg71 He disappeared off-camera at the firehouse with Tony. After Tony ditched the cameraman. We never see either man at GZ that day. We never see Tony doing one lick of actual firefighter work, anywhere in the entire movie. Some rookie fireman documentary. Save space and call it a rookie man documentary. We do see Tony gets a SINGING credit at the end. "DEFY - TONY BENETATOS WITH THE ORIGINAL BAMBOOZLER".To bamboozle means to swindle, right? Is that one of Satan's monikers?
I watch this every year. Every ...single ...year. I will not forget, and this film will never allow me to forget. That is why this documentary is so very valuable. That is why everybody should watch it.
I was in 2nd grade when the towers fell, and then, in 10th grade, this documentary was required viewing in US history. I've probably watched it a half dozen times since then. It's a truly remarkable account that helped me understand it so much better than I did when I was a kid.
In high school for me, we had to watch Schindler’s List. I remember my niece asking me about 9/11, outside of her dad’s birthday. She was born 2.5 weeks later
A remarkable film. Hard to watch but important. Their sacrifices go beyond words. The horrors they experienced that day. May all souls lost rest in peace.
This should be mandatory viewing every year. Never forget the sacrifices those men and women made that day. Never forget the victims of the attack. Never ever forget....
My 8th grade history teacher showed my class this documentary. Even as a senior, this documentary sticks in my mind. I knew I had to come back and watch it this year. Rest in heavenly peace to all the victims of 9/11. 🕊️❤️
It's amazing this has stuck with you and that is great your teacher showed you this, as it was the worst attack on American soil and we should remember. I was your age when this happened and it was the most horrific thing I've ever witnessed. I remember my teacher saying to us after the second plane hit while we watched it on TV that we were witnessing history, that really stuck with me. I also think we shouldn't forget the sheer hate that middle eastern and Muslim people faced after this attack. My heart went out to them. It still does, I'm sure so many of them still have PTSD from their experiences.
As someone who was only a few months old when this horrific day happened, i've always found it so hard to comprehend due to the vast destruction and loss. However, this film made me understand. These two brothers captured humanity perfectly and raw whilst fighting for their own lives. As a filmmaker myself, i aspire to make something so beautifully honest and stunning in my life time.
I’m completely in awe of everything that occurs within this documentary. I’m thankful to have access to such moving content. These young men have given these firefighters the voices they truly deserve in regards to what they went through during this time in their lives. They helped the rest of the world to see what true heroism actually means.
Incredible documentary that I try and watch at least once a year. It brings me to tears every time. I'm happy to see a HD upscale, it actually looks a little better than the SD copy I own on Amazon Prime. Thanks for uploading it so more people can see this.
Of all the profound and devastating moments in this documentary, the one that really hit me was when Tony finally showed up. Shock was keeping him composed, but when he was informed that all his brothers made it, his resolve just melted away. Bitter sweet is an absolute understatement. To be so relieved that your family made it, yet so shattered with guilt as how many other brothers would be grieving, how many other families. My heart.
The look on their faces at the 50:00 minute mark when they suddenly realize the building they are in is collapsing above them, and the clapping sound as it crashes down around them. No horror movie sound has ever bothered me like that did.
They knew what it was, only they didn't know what building, it must have felt like it was coming down on them from above, that look was the moment of knowing that death was stalking them, they ran, utter terror. Sad day
This documentary should be shown in every American History class in the United States every single year on 9/11 until the end of frigging time. I have watched dozens of 9/11 documentaries over the last 23 years, multiple times. I cannot believe I have never seen this one until yesterday. It is hands down the best one out there. The horrific things they saw that day are things that nobody should ever see and it breaks my heart for them to have to carry those images around in their heads for the rest of their lives. Sure, counseling can be helpful. But those are things your mind will never stop replaying. RIP to all who were lost on that day and that we're still losing 23 years later. I'm glad that both brothers and every firefighter the brothers were filming that day all made it out alive. That's nothing short of a miracle..
I was 17 in my parent's room when I first saw this... I think it was 2004. This documentary moved me so much that i teared up. At the time i thought i was such a tough teenager. Directly after high school, I enlisted in the Marines to become a firefighter. Then after my 6 years as a reservist, i got a job as a full-time firefighter. I did 9 years as a firefighter before I quit 2 years ago to run my own business. This documentary in essence drew out my life from 17 years old to 32 years old. Although I've left the service, I'll always credit the brave men and women who put on that firefighters uniform. I learned so much about life being a fireman. How honest the human condition can be. F.F is not just physical but it is very mentally challenging. It's traumatic experiences, one after another. Perhaps the best experience in my life, and i am blessed to have done this career in my lifetime. Blessings to all firefighters today still serving. You have all my respect. And to the firefighters on this day, my biggest respect for doing what firefighters do best and unfortunately paying the ultimate sacrifice. 🇺🇸
absolutely heartbreaking seeing this and how happy the guys were to be together, spend their time together, knowing how incredibly close they grew and knowing they are now gone.. I can't.
I remember when this originally aired on tv. I was at my buddy's house and we were 19 when this happened. We literally sat there with his whole family in stunned silence while we watched this. I remember this documentary as vividly as I remember 9/11 itself. Unreal footage.
That scene at 1:32:10 is incredibly jarring, even now, to see the Empire State Building in the foreground, with nothing but the sky and billowing smoke in the back. As a 30 year old man, I was 8 at the time, this was my first "full day memory". In a lot of ways this was my generation's B.C./A.D. moment in time. Nothing was ever the same after this. It's incredibly cliché, but a huge portion of our innocence was lost that day. From my perspective, our generation had to grow up over the course of a couple of hours in the morning. I come back to this day often, whether it be watching the morning newscast and seeing the before and after or even going as far as listening to the entire Howard stern show that morning, which believe it or not, is worth a listen if you're into these sort of things. I'm sorry, I've rambled. But this is THE definitive documentary of the 9/11 events in my opinion. Preserve this for future generations
Thank you for sharing your experience. I was born a year later, so documentaries and those before me are my main way of knowing of what it was like. All I know is a post-9/11 world. I can only imagine the terror of the moment as it happened, so these sorts of descriptions help me to encapsulate the experience.
And to realize that, once again, The Empire State Building was the tallest building in New York. I always tell anyone who will listen, if you want get as close as you can to knowing what that day was like, skip the Hollywood movies, THIS is the one to watch, real, raw, on the spot history being made right before our eyes deep in the heart of it all.
I just watched this...20+ years after the events of 9/11. This film really pulls back the curtain, its not a highlight reel, it's a day in the life. Hands down the most impactful documentary about 9/11. These brothers are astonishingly lucky as they are committed to the craft of documenting. Bless everyone.
Please keep this up forever. We never want to forget and i want to show my girls this video in a few years. I remember watching it when it first aired.
34:49 that's Jay Jonas waiting for his orders from Pete Hayden. He and his team made it to I believe the 22nd floor before the South Tower fell. He then turned his men around and said they were leaving. They stopped to help a lady who was struggling they were in the stairwell on the 5th floor when the tower collapsed around them. By some miracle he, his men and the civilian survived the collapse. Had they been higher or lower than they were they would have died. Five hours later they were rescued and Capt. Jonas is still alive and well today. God Bless him, his men and all the heroes of 9/11.
30:13 I believe this is Dave Weiss of Rescue 1. When Terry Hatton and Rescue 1 (the elite of the elite) got trapped and issued a mayday on the high floors, Dave descended all the way back down to the lobby. Bloodied, he begged other firemen to go back up and help save the trapped Rescue 1 crew. Some went. None returned. It's incredible to have this footage so people can see first-hand the sacrifices made that day.
30:57 you see Dennis Mojica who was also apart of Rescue 1. I believe the tall gentlemen is Captain Terry Hatton (assuming the team would be together). He was 6 foot 4. Might be the last footage of the most elite firefighters in New York on their last call.
What the hell could have happened to cause Weiss to end up bloodied and trap the most elite firefighters of NYC? Just how bad were things up there? Jesus... I just... I can't...
24:50 shows you just how powerful that explosion was contained within the building. The pressure release was enormous to have smoke coming out of the top floors immediately which leads me to believe more people than just the floors that were directly hit died or got gravely injured on impact to blow windows out and have smoke immediately exit. Very sad to think about.
Watched a video of a guy who survived on the 81st floor, right in the impact zone. He said the force was so powerful that it literally blew some people out of the windows. I've seen all the footage available from that day regarding that event, and I still can't even fathom the amount of fear these people must have been feeling. It's heart breaking
Man, I lost it when Jules finally made it back n it showed the brothers embrace. You're fcking soulless if that didn't get u to shed a tear. Also, i commend the battery life on his camera. How it recorded all that without dying is crazy.
God bless them all. All those who went to the rescue and rest in peace all those who died. These two brothers probably never imagined they would film something like this. This video will go down in history.
One of the most heartbreaking moments (out of 1000s) was all the triages that were set up for all the victims they thought they were going to help. Near the site and local hospitals. Then the slow realization that only a handful were coming 💔
I believe it was Will Jimeno, he said that when he arrived at the hospital he looked around, saw hundreds of doctors and nurses just standing around, looking emotionally broken. He asked what was wrong, and a doctor said “we thought there would be hundreds of people to treat. You’re the only one in hours”
I was in 5th grade during 9/11. I will never forgot that tragic day, it was as if time had stopped and the world watched. I remember they actually aired this documentary shortly after 9/11 and I was in shock at such a young age and still am to this day rewatching it. Prayers to all those who suffered during this horrible event.
27:53 It's crazy how the force of the plane's impact was so strong it literally destroyed the marble tiling on the walls in the lobby. It's remarkable the tower stood as long as it did given the damage the impact made.
Yep, they were super strong. The unbroken columns took on the additional load very well. Both towers survived the impacts, which itself is amazing architecture. But unfortunately, they were doomed. The fireproofing foam was adequate for a fire, but not an explosion. The explosion from the impacts stripped it off the steel and after that point, the steel was losing strength every second that passed due to the heat. Such a shame really.
I can't believe they got footage of this and being inside while it collapsed....to hearing bodies hitting the ground and the collapse. It was even more Erie hearing the plane and seeing it fly right into the wtc. These are all things that people say they couldn't describe in the interviews and the naudet brothers managed to document it. 😢
I was running late to school on the Upper East Side and remember hearing a plane flying low just before quarter before 9. I thought nothing of it since we lived in the flight path of LaGuardia, but now I figure that was AA 11 taking aim for the North Tower.
It’s still so eerie how beautiful that Tuesday morning was. How blue the sky was and how fluffy and white the clouds were. Who would have thought that day would turn out like it did.
Hearing Peter Jennings reporting..😢... I consider him a later casualty of that day. The stress of the day caused him to start smoking again, and he got lung cancer.
I have this one on DVD at home. I still can´t get over the coincidence of them being there filming on that exact day. I almost feel I know some of the firefighters after watching this, even though I don´t. Thank you for this footage. We will never forget.
It’s amazing how two Naudel brothers where making a documentary about NYFD the next they have captured and witness the day of that change America for ever great documentary. This documentary story should be made a Hollywood movie about Naudel brothers and crew of the firehouse fight for survival on that day. RIP to the victims.
What a powerful film, I've only seen clips from it, never the whole thing. Hard not to be moved by it, brings back the raw memories of the day, forever etched in memories around the world, not just in New York. It needs to be preserved to remind mankind that violence is never the answer.
I once carried a 20l bucket of water up 13 stories and I have to say it's one of the most physically exhausting things I've done. To think these men carried 60lbs of equipment in heavy fireproof clothing up 80 stories into basically certain death. I have no words.
People are still dying from what happened on September 11; in a way it doesn't matter how much time has passed since then, it hasn't stopped being September 11.
I was in Kindergarten on Long Island when 9/11 happened, and on that day and in the following years it always felt like something that just “happened”. Mom and Dad are staring at the TV, the buildings are on fire, the buildings are gone and that’s just “happening”. Years later when I was in 8th grade a teacher had us watch this and it was the first time that 9/11 felt “real”. If it felt incomprehensible to all the people who were old enough to even fathom what was happening, it felt like unreality to 5 year old me.
It is so hard to know what to say even 22 years after 9/11. I find no words. Merci merci aux frères Naudet pour avoir filmé cette journée horrible. C’est grâce à eux que nous avons le récit de cette journée.
I plan to visit new York next year just to see the museum, to pay my respects and give a few gifts to a few fire houses to show my appreciation , love, and respect .
I visited NYC last year and visited the Memorial, it is a profound memorial which honours the nearly 3000 people who died that day and it’s an unimaginable experience looking up at the sky where the towers once stood and seeing the new One World Trade Center which symbolises the rebuilding and healing NYC undertook in the years after 9/11. The museum was closed on the day I went since it was a Tuesday, but I also felt I wasn’t quite ready to see the more confronting reminders of that terrible September day, personal possessions of the victims found in the wreckage, damaged fire engines and twisted steel, and the unseen images and reflections of the attacks including empty chairs at the table and people having to live without their loved ones. Next time I visit though I hope I will be ready to see the Museum itself and remember those that were lost on that day.
You can’t not my friend. I cannot imagine the trauma they experienced. Then to think you lost the most familiar person in the city…I would never have let go! God bless each of those who were/are touched by this event.
This is the greatest ever documentary of a rookie firefighter who never once fights a fire. They didn't even bother to plant him into any of the school scenes. They did set him up special as the only company member attending a re-creation of ff Michael Gorumba's funeral. And he does get a singing credit. One big happy show-biz family.
More fire fighters have now died from 9/11 related illnesses than in the towers on the day they collapsed. It is heartbreaking to see them all return to help look for survivors breathing in the dust that will kill them.
Seeing and hearing all those names in the radio with all the dead firemen just has hurt..it’s like a punch to the gut with every name RIP TO ALL THOSE BRAVE MEN
Firefighters police and paramedics are the beating heart of the world... next time you see one just say hi and thanks for your service... means more than you think and it feels good for you and them...
12:49 that PASS alarm was "just another noise" at the time of filming this scene, but in only a few months that "noise" would be burned into the worlds memory
23:25: I have always thought that man looks SO familiar…like a movie character actor. This documentary is so haunting. It’s amazing and shocking such footage was captured. Breaks my heart. So does knowing that so many died after 9/11…because of 9/11. 😢
@@thomaselers7416could’ve been the government. Could’ve really been terrorists. Could’ve been that the government knew this was going to happen and let it happen to justify an invasion of Iraq. I’m not sure.
People could argue and say.. why would you want to watch that? But I find it interesting to watch. Words cannot describe the impact this event had on the world.
Hard to believe that it's now 22 years since this terrible tragedy occurred... Yet somehow still feels like only yesterday when it happened, as a viewer I can only imagine the reality of being in that situation 😞
We are so fortunate that the Naudet brothers just happened to be filming on 9/11. People all over the world can watch this record of what happened that day. It's a remarkable piece of history and tragedy. I hope it's preserved for future generations. RIP to all those who were lost.
A true story of what really happened that day and the aftermath
This is proof was not an inside job as some conspiracy theorists believe
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Comment deleted by author, hidden by author, CZcams took it down. Please listen to version first broadcast by CBS 3/2002 could swear Battalion Chief Pfeifer says it was American Airlines? I think this is the only record of the plane hitting WTC 1? So much heartbreak. This one kinda haunts me. John Vigiano, Sr., a former marine and esteemed, retired FDNY captain, held heartbreaking double distinction of looking in the rubble for two first-responder sons: the elder John, Jr., a firefighter (Ladder 132) like his father, and younger Joseph, a New York City police detective. May we never forget.
This needs to be on the National Film Registry. I know it’s a television film, but it deserves the honor.
I fully agree. Jules’ camera is in a museum.
The PBS documentary Freedom Riders is on the NFR, so this obviously qualifies.
Why are you judging it against Freedom Riders?
@@pugachevskobra5636, I’m not. I’m providing an example to show that television documentaries (and television films as a whole) are eligible for the National Film Registry.
This is one of the most incredible pieces of footage ever captured… the timing… position.. balls of steel to continue filming and everything! this is absolutely almost unbelievable to watch. I watched the towers get struck on an old wood panel tv in my living room. And to see it like this is unbelievable
The Naudet brothers were absolutely the most professional, bravest cameramen EVER. To watch the horror unfold and follow the firefighters right into the “warzone”....not interfering with the firefighters work, not asking questions. Turning the camera from the burn victims/deceased victims in the lobby and not filming it, out of respect. If I were a cameraman filming in the lobby I would probably be asking a million questions...they were just so very professional and respectful.
compared to everything ive seen on the internet today as someone who wasnt alive during 9/11 i could not beleieve they didnt film any injuries or death my morbid curiosity was blue balled watching this. Seems like i see vids of people dying everyday and i go to a vid of the greatest american tragedy and its literally safe for tv. in my opinion doesnt really get the full feeling of the day across.
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@@jayoh360wow ur so edgy
@@jayoh360If you’d been alive at that time, you’d realize you got the feeling of what it was like to watch this unfold at the time. It wasn’t Reddit gore. It was helplessness and confusion. That day was chaos.
@@christinap-c I mean I get where he's coming from though.. it's really hard for people like us who saw the event happen in real time to comprehend how someone who wasn't alive during that time would want to see the death and destruction..
Look at other tragedies that happened before any of us were alive and how fascinated we are with them the Titanic, Pompeii, heck even things recent like the tsunamis of 2004 and 2011. All terrible events for the people who died those days but we sure do have movies about them we have a little ice trays that make little Frozen Titanic and ice burg that you can put in your gin and tonics. Even though 1500 people died that night.. humans have always been fascinated with death and destruction..
"Let's make a documentary about a boy becoming a man during his 9 month probationary period. Turns out Tony became a man in 9 hours, trying to help on 9/11."
Such a strong line. The firefighters were among the real heroes that day. Those who survived were just never the same person ever again. Truly brave men, despite the chaos.
Tony sees NO ACTION, ALL DAY. Some proof of manhood. He is never once shown doing any actual firefighter work in the entire movie. He appears nowhere in the school footage where they say they discovered him, either.
@@rayubinger9780yeah, it felt like they forced that line in the documentary. It didn’t feel like he had went that transformation on 9/11. apparently he is still a firefighter in NY so obviously he eventually did fight fires but on 9/11 he was out of the action mostly.
@@checkmate79 Notice the plot device by which they get him off screen for most of the big day. He forgets some supposedly crucial box of gloves on his way out the door. He sends THE CAMERAMAN back in to get them. He DITCHES the cameraman.
It's like the Alleged Odor of Alleged Gas that enabled the 1st Hit shot. WAS there a gas leak? What BECAME of it? We're not supposed to wonder.
If the box of gloves was needed, why didn't Tony wait for the cameraman to get them to him?
@@rayubinger9780oh shut up, people like you are so annoying. Trying to make a conspiracy out of everything
This is one of the best documentaries ever made, bar none. The Naudet brothers were able to shift the focus almost effortlessly, especially given that one didn’t know if the other had died when the towers collapsed. Every budding documentarian should watch this.
I think it was absolutely galling that CBS was actually threatened with massive indecency fines by the FCC the second and third times they broadcast this. I mean, seriously!
Heartless bureaucrats
When CBS first aired this, (I think in 2002?) they had to nearly mute the sounds of bodies falling onto the pavement.
It really is incredible. I’ve seen it several times. I always find it astonishing that this actually happened. I’m grateful for this unflinching doc.
This is an extraordinary film.
I’ve not seen it before or even knew it existed.
Astonishing work from these two brothers.
It first aired on CBS in the following March of 2022. It has become my tradition to rewatch it every year since then.
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At 34:49, that is Jay Jonas. This would be his last day as Captain of Ladder 6. Chief Hayden would order the men of Ladder 6 to assist in the rescue operations in the North Tower and ascended the stairs until the evacuation order was transmitted by Chief Pffifer. On his descent, Jonas and his company would be trapped in Stairway B of Tower One with Chief Prunty (who Jules points out earlier.)
Captain Jonas would survive and be pulled out several hours after the collapse along with his men, the men of Engine 39, Lieutenant Mickey Kross of Engine 16, one Officer of the PAPD, and Josephine Harris, a civilian Ladder 6 helped assist down the stairs. Chief Prunty would be trapped in these survivors vicinity, but died from his injuries. Captain Jonas would replace Chief Prunty in the ranks and would be promoted to Battalion Chief. Jay Jonas retired in 2017, having reached the rank of Division Chief.
Thanks for this. Sucks to hear about Prunty's fate.
@@cameronbell415Mickey Cross has been in a couple documentaries, such as Miracle of Stairway B, and Ground Zero Underworld. Captain Jonas was in one about being inside the towers
At 35:03, the one chief appears to say “Orio” just before the narrator describes their discussion to set up a group for Tower 2. Is this Orio Palmer with this group in the following footage after this point? Between 35:20 and 35:28, you see a chief with a white helmet to the left, his name ends with an “r” and it immediately follows the other chief who seems to say “Orio” when he calls him over.
@@kevinhayden4605Yes. Orio Palmer is seen at 35:27 with the orange device in the white hat.
Ty for the context 🙏
Think I've watched this documentary every year since. Still stirs such emotion and tears...even 22 yrs later. God bless all those lost and those that continue on each and every day. 🇺🇲
Do u know why they were documenting these firefighters ?
@@tyfi5982it explains it in the beginning of this. They were close friends with the fire fighter who narrated this. He invited them in to film a rookie to make a documentary about they become fire fighters.
@@Catielove21oh okay thanks. I just find it weird this was documented so well. When the filmmaker said “there’s always a witness for history, and that day we were chosen to be the witnesses” is scary
@@tyfi5982I know I know and the call made right at 830.. super weird.
Not trying to say they knew. But maybe whoever sprung the leak knew.
I’d rather not try to assume tho. Since this footage gives us a lot of insight into what happened! God bless them 🙏🏼
This is what I called history
20:12 That shot of the 2 towers just shocks me. They're just ..there. Existing. Thousands of people working on projects they'd never finish. I forgot how bright those towers could light up
Their footage could not have been better if they'd seen the attacks coming. That raises an obvious question.
@@rayubinger9780
What question? It's not obvious.
@HealthySkepticism1775 How can anything BUT foreknowledge be the explanation, for their footage being too good EVEN FOR foreknowledge to TOP?
How could it be that they were merely in the right place at the right time, when it's completely consistent with them being in the perfect place, at the perfect time, in the perfect way? They were everywhere, capturing every event, in the most close-up dramatic way, all day. It's perfect. How can the explanation for perfection be dumb luck?
It's UTTERLY INDISTINGUISHABLE from what a product of foreknowledge WOULD be like. That should make foreknowledge at least the working theory, shouldn't it?
@rayubinger9780
Maybe you've lived your entire life in the same zip code. There's millions of people in New York City. Millions upon Millions of cameras running every minute of every day. It's not a surprise at all that it was caught on footage. There's tons of bad footage out there with bad angles, too.
What exactly is your personal conspiracy theory? That the young camera guys knew 9/11 was about to happen and just hung out with all the fire fighters that they knew were going to die? And they ran into the buildings with their cameras even though they knew the buildings were going to collapse any minute?
Your theory is one of the goofiest things I've ever heard.
@@rayubinger9780dude you are getting too old for this... Rest
People may find this disrespectful to be recording at a time like this. I however think this was needed. I am a Jr firefighter and am 15, I was born 6 years after this… I would have never gotten to see how much people had sacrificed for the citizens. I have heard sure but seeing this real footage is really eye opening. I still want to become a firefighter because it takes a special kind of person to step into this. To do this job in light of knowing you and the people you care about could die at anytime. So just thank you to them recording thank you to all who survived and thank you to those who died. I am going to do my best to continue your legacies.
Your post gives me hope that there are still good and honorable people in this world, thank you ✌️
Wow! This warms my heart!
I love how respectful you are of the firefighters and people who died! That's awesome that you want to be a firefighter
Very well said my friend, wish the best for you 🫡
I imagine that all this footage must have been very helpful for the later investigation of the attacks. And most importantly, thanks to this footage, we were able to see the incredible bravery with which first responders acted on that tragic day.
I am a American and I do not find this video disrespectful at all. The Naudet brothers are the only one to have filmed the plane impacting the North Tower. Because I was not there, it is important to me to see what exactly happened, just like the Zapruder film of JFK’s assassination.
I am not an American, but every year, on Sept 11, I go to CZcams and search videos such as this to remember each and every one who have died and survived. And also to pay my respects to all the uniformed men and women, civilian heroes, and the silent heroes that we don't know about until now who became part and have sacrificed their lives on that fateful day. May we not forget them and the love for humanity they have showed. May God bless us all. 🌹
I was born in 2002, so I have no memory of what life was like before or on that day, and watching documentaries are a way I can find a form of understanding. The Naudet film brings a human perspective of how people reacted to the tragedy in real time, and one of the few films that bring you inside the towers.
As an american,i thank you for that. I live a couple states away. So you find yourself feeliing comfortable. Ive even made a few jokes . You just cant forget the victims,how they felt in their last moments. You also cant forget the responders who ignored self preservation and went into and went up the stairs of those buildings as people ran out. Heroes....heroes. thank you brotha for having an open mind and i hope youre doing well
Thank you so much. It has been 22 years since the attack, but to us who are old enough to remember and saw the chaos unfold before our very eyes (whether it be on scene or on the News), it is still a vivid memory.
Gay lol
@@MrCk1234567890says the dude with a black and white side photo 💀 looking insecure af bro
I watch The Naudet Documentary and “102 minutes that changed America” every year. Every American who has no recollection or who wasn’t born yet at this time needs to watch this.
Same
I'd argue everyone should be familiar with it, it was historically significant and basically somewhat changed the whole world.
One Day in America is the most recent documentary on CZcams but you have to pay for it. But its worth the price. It's a series of 4 or 5 episodes and it's really good.
I’d replace “102 Minutes That Changed America,” to “One Day in America.” That is probably the best doc. I’ve seen on it. National Geographic and the 9/11 Memorial Museum collabed on it. No narrator. Just told min. by min. from the survivors. It’s very gut wrenching
@@jlkailuaThat one is incredible.
The greatest documentary of all time, as a firefighter it puts everything into perspective when I start to lose my love for the job and it puts me back on track
God bless you sir! ❤❤ thank you for what you all do!
Don’t loose trust in steel rise buildings just because of this day. I’m sure if you have done any research on this day you know what really happened anyways. Your brothers were murdered that day in my opinion. And there’s a lot of us who are pushing to get the case re opened still and it’s only gaining more and more momentum!
With the “Architects &Engineers for 9/11”.
They deserve justice, all the people do! 🙏🏼
Thank you for your service sir. I hope you have a safe rest of your career/life.
😢😢😢😢
49:10 RIP Chief Larry Burns. He passed away from 9/11 related cancer back in 2015.
I just finished watching this doc and added him to my list of names I wanna google because I wanted to hear his story. Hero.
He was in his 80s... maybe natural causes
Is that the retired chief who went to the towers with rookie Tony? 😢
@@Davey_bfg71 yes
@Davey_bfg71 He disappeared off-camera at the firehouse with Tony. After Tony ditched the cameraman. We never see either man at GZ that day. We never see Tony doing one lick of actual firefighter work, anywhere in the entire movie. Some rookie fireman documentary. Save space and call it a rookie man documentary.
We do see Tony gets a SINGING credit at the end. "DEFY - TONY BENETATOS WITH THE ORIGINAL BAMBOOZLER".To bamboozle means to swindle, right? Is that one of Satan's monikers?
I watch this every year. Every ...single ...year.
I will not forget, and this film will never allow me to forget. That is why this documentary is so very valuable. That is why everybody should watch it.
See you in a couple months.
I was in 2nd grade when the towers fell, and then, in 10th grade, this documentary was required viewing in US history. I've probably watched it a half dozen times since then. It's a truly remarkable account that helped me understand it so much better than I did when I was a kid.
In high school for me, we had to watch Schindler’s List. I remember my niece asking me about 9/11, outside of her dad’s birthday. She was born 2.5 weeks later
A remarkable film. Hard to watch but important. Their sacrifices go beyond words. The horrors they experienced that day. May all souls lost rest in peace.
This should be mandatory viewing every year. Never forget the sacrifices those men and women made that day. Never forget the victims of the attack. Never ever forget....
Thanks for the much needed Upscaled footage, this is the best quality upload so far of this documentary here on CZcams.
Definitely. And without the weird edits!
The part where they rush out of the lobby while the tower collapses above them was actually bone-chilling. Unbelievable we even have footage of that.
It was the tower next to them. That collapsed at that point
Do you have a time stamp for that?
@@user-td4do3op2d 50:54
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They were in the north tower. At that point the south tower collapsed
My 8th grade history teacher showed my class this documentary. Even as a senior, this documentary sticks in my mind. I knew I had to come back and watch it this year. Rest in heavenly peace to all the victims of 9/11. 🕊️❤️
It's amazing this has stuck with you and that is great your teacher showed you this, as it was the worst attack on American soil and we should remember. I was your age when this happened and it was the most horrific thing I've ever witnessed. I remember my teacher saying to us after the second plane hit while we watched it on TV that we were witnessing history, that really stuck with me.
I also think we shouldn't forget the sheer hate that middle eastern and Muslim people faced after this attack. My heart went out to them. It still does, I'm sure so many of them still have PTSD from their experiences.
As someone who was only a few months old when this horrific day happened, i've always found it so hard to comprehend due to the vast destruction and loss. However, this film made me understand. These two brothers captured humanity perfectly and raw whilst fighting for their own lives. As a filmmaker myself, i aspire to make something so beautifully honest and stunning in my life time.
I’m completely in awe of everything that occurs within this documentary. I’m thankful to have access to such moving content. These young men have given these firefighters the voices they truly deserve in regards to what they went through during this time in their lives. They helped the rest of the world to see what true heroism actually means.
Thank you for posting this. I watch the Naudet documentary every year so I don’t forget.
Incredible documentary that I try and watch at least once a year. It brings me to tears every time. I'm happy to see a HD upscale, it actually looks a little better than the SD copy I own on Amazon Prime. Thanks for uploading it so more people can see this.
Of all the profound and devastating moments in this documentary, the one that really hit me was when Tony finally showed up. Shock was keeping him composed, but when he was informed that all his brothers made it, his resolve just melted away.
Bitter sweet is an absolute understatement. To be so relieved that your family made it, yet so shattered with guilt as how many other brothers would be grieving, how many other families.
My heart.
And he says “Everyone???”
The look on their faces at the 50:00 minute mark when they suddenly realize the building they are in is collapsing above them, and the clapping sound as it crashes down around them. No horror movie sound has ever bothered me like that did.
They knew what it was, only they didn't know what building, it must have felt like it was coming down on them from above, that look was the moment of knowing that death was stalking them, they ran, utter terror. Sad day
Its 50:48 but yeah, its scary how it goes from sunny to just totally dark so fast
@@uggggggghhhhh , yes! That, too!!
This documentary should be shown in every American History class in the United States every single year on 9/11 until the end of frigging time. I have watched dozens of 9/11 documentaries over the last 23 years, multiple times. I cannot believe I have never seen this one until yesterday. It is hands down the best one out there. The horrific things they saw that day are things that nobody should ever see and it breaks my heart for them to have to carry those images around in their heads for the rest of their lives. Sure, counseling can be helpful. But those are things your mind will never stop replaying. RIP to all who were lost on that day and that we're still losing 23 years later. I'm glad that both brothers and every firefighter the brothers were filming that day all made it out alive. That's nothing short of a miracle..
I remember seeing this on Vimeo some years back. Watching it in 60fps now is as if you’re right there! RIP to all victims. 🕊️
I was 17 in my parent's room when I first saw this... I think it was 2004. This documentary moved me so much that i teared up. At the time i thought i was such a tough teenager. Directly after high school, I enlisted in the Marines to become a firefighter. Then after my 6 years as a reservist, i got a job as a full-time firefighter. I did 9 years as a firefighter before I quit 2 years ago to run my own business. This documentary in essence drew out my life from 17 years old to 32 years old. Although I've left the service, I'll always credit the brave men and women who put on that firefighters uniform. I learned so much about life being a fireman. How honest the human condition can be. F.F is not just physical but it is very mentally challenging. It's traumatic experiences, one after another. Perhaps the best experience in my life, and i am blessed to have done this career in my lifetime.
Blessings to all firefighters today still serving. You have all my respect. And to the firefighters on this day, my biggest respect for doing what firefighters do best and unfortunately paying the ultimate sacrifice. 🇺🇸
No event in history has been documented this well.
cap The Resurrection of Jesus Christ happened 2000 years ago and i think it’s documented pretty well…
@@truliak no
@@truliak that shits fake tho bro
This doc is amazing but it's since been superceded by Nat Geo's 9/11 mini-series as the definitive history. Still, this is the foundational text.
Extensive video on ww2 but i think you are correct.
absolutely heartbreaking seeing this and how happy the guys were to be together, spend their time together, knowing how incredibly close they grew and knowing they are now gone.. I can't.
Who of them is gone now?
@@JJ-bi6kslike 400 firefighters died that day sir.. I believe all of ladder 6 died.
Who is gone. They all survived the attack
I remember when this originally aired on tv. I was at my buddy's house and we were 19 when this happened. We literally sat there with his whole family in stunned silence while we watched this. I remember this documentary as vividly as I remember 9/11 itself. Unreal footage.
That scene at 1:32:10 is incredibly jarring, even now, to see the Empire State Building in the foreground, with nothing but the sky and billowing smoke in the back. As a 30 year old man, I was 8 at the time, this was my first "full day memory". In a lot of ways this was my generation's B.C./A.D. moment in time. Nothing was ever the same after this. It's incredibly cliché, but a huge portion of our innocence was lost that day. From my perspective, our generation had to grow up over the course of a couple of hours in the morning. I come back to this day often, whether it be watching the morning newscast and seeing the before and after or even going as far as listening to the entire Howard stern show that morning, which believe it or not, is worth a listen if you're into these sort of things. I'm sorry, I've rambled. But this is THE definitive documentary of the 9/11 events in my opinion. Preserve this for future generations
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Thank you for sharing your experience. I was born a year later, so documentaries and those before me are my main way of knowing of what it was like. All I know is a post-9/11 world.
I can only imagine the terror of the moment as it happened, so these sorts of descriptions help me to encapsulate the experience.
And to realize that, once again, The Empire State Building was the tallest building in New York. I always tell anyone who will listen, if you want get as close as you can to knowing what that day was like, skip the Hollywood movies, THIS is the one to watch, real, raw, on the spot history being made right before our eyes deep in the heart of it all.
I just watched this...20+ years after the events of 9/11. This film really pulls back the curtain, its not a highlight reel, it's a day in the life. Hands down the most impactful documentary about 9/11. These brothers are astonishingly lucky as they are committed to the craft of documenting. Bless everyone.
Please keep this up forever. We never want to forget and i want to show my girls this video in a few years. I remember watching it when it first aired.
34:49 that's Jay Jonas waiting for his orders from Pete Hayden. He and his team made it to I believe the 22nd floor before the South Tower fell. He then turned his men around and said they were leaving. They stopped to help a lady who was struggling they were in the stairwell on the 5th floor when the tower collapsed around them. By some miracle he, his men and the civilian survived the collapse. Had they been higher or lower than they were they would have died. Five hours later they were rescued and Capt. Jonas is still alive and well today. God Bless him, his men and all the heroes of 9/11.
Not sure if you were the one that upscaled it but thank you to whoever did
Was me.
I Have the original DVD from the movie.
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Thank you for posting this.
The Naudet brothers got to make a documentary about firefighters, but in a way they NEVER expected.
My heart hurts for Chief Pfeiffer. He ordered his own brother to his death
It breaks my heart especially bc Kevin was his little brother. I know the guilt was so strong 😢
30:13 I believe this is Dave Weiss of Rescue 1. When Terry Hatton and Rescue 1 (the elite of the elite) got trapped and issued a mayday on the high floors, Dave descended all the way back down to the lobby. Bloodied, he begged other firemen to go back up and help save the trapped Rescue 1 crew. Some went. None returned. It's incredible to have this footage so people can see first-hand the sacrifices made that day.
30:57 you see Dennis Mojica who was also apart of Rescue 1. I believe the tall gentlemen is Captain Terry Hatton (assuming the team would be together). He was 6 foot 4. Might be the last footage of the most elite firefighters in New York on their last call.
True American heroes whom we will never forget
What the hell could have happened to cause Weiss to end up bloodied and trap the most elite firefighters of NYC? Just how bad were things up there? Jesus... I just... I can't...
24:50 shows you just how powerful that explosion was contained within the building. The pressure release was enormous to have smoke coming out of the top floors immediately which leads me to believe more people than just the floors that were directly hit died or got gravely injured on impact to blow windows out and have smoke immediately exit. Very sad to think about.
Watched a video of a guy who survived on the 81st floor, right in the impact zone. He said the force was so powerful that it literally blew some people out of the windows. I've seen all the footage available from that day regarding that event, and I still can't even fathom the amount of fear these people must have been feeling. It's heart breaking
Man, I lost it when Jules finally made it back n it showed the brothers embrace. You're fcking soulless if that didn't get u to shed a tear.
Also, i commend the battery life on his camera. How it recorded all that without dying is crazy.
Cameras were built different back then smh
I cried at that scene. You could tell they hadnt cried that entire day but when they finally saw eachother, they were like babies.
God bless them all. All those who went to the rescue and rest in peace all those who died. These two brothers probably never imagined they would film something like this. This video will go down in history.
Thanks for uploading such a great copy of it
The fact that they caught Orio Palmer and many other hero’s on film for the last time irks and amazes me
One of the most heartbreaking moments (out of 1000s) was all the triages that were set up for all the victims they thought they were going to help. Near the site and local hospitals. Then the slow realization that only a handful were coming 💔
I believe it was Will Jimeno, he said that when he arrived at the hospital he looked around, saw hundreds of doctors and nurses just standing around, looking emotionally broken. He asked what was wrong, and a doctor said “we thought there would be hundreds of people to treat. You’re the only one in hours”
I was in 5th grade during 9/11. I will never forgot that tragic day, it was as if time had stopped and the world watched. I remember they actually aired this documentary shortly after 9/11 and I was in shock at such a young age and still am to this day rewatching it. Prayers to all those who suffered during this horrible event.
27:53 It's crazy how the force of the plane's impact was so strong it literally destroyed the marble tiling on the walls in the lobby. It's remarkable the tower stood as long as it did given the damage the impact made.
Yep, they were super strong. The unbroken columns took on the additional load very well. Both towers survived the impacts, which itself is amazing architecture. But unfortunately, they were doomed. The fireproofing foam was adequate for a fire, but not an explosion. The explosion from the impacts stripped it off the steel and after that point, the steel was losing strength every second that passed due to the heat. Such a shame really.
Absolutely amazing documentary. Holy crap! Thank you!
I can't believe they got footage of this and being inside while it collapsed....to hearing bodies hitting the ground and the collapse. It was even more Erie hearing the plane and seeing it fly right into the wtc. These are all things that people say they couldn't describe in the interviews and the naudet brothers managed to document it. 😢
24:43 is the scene that has always stuck with me, because it's so surreal.
I was running late to school on the Upper East Side and remember hearing a plane flying low just before quarter before 9. I thought nothing of it since we lived in the flight path of LaGuardia, but now I figure that was AA 11 taking aim for the North Tower.
It’s still so eerie how beautiful that Tuesday morning was. How blue the sky was and how fluffy and white the clouds were. Who would have thought that day would turn out like it did.
Hearing Peter Jennings reporting..😢... I consider him a later casualty of that day. The stress of the day caused him to start smoking again, and he got lung cancer.
Oh I didn’t realize that. 😢
Jules should have got a special technical academy award/emmy just for his lens cleaning.
I have this one on DVD at home. I still can´t get over the coincidence of them being there filming on that exact day. I almost feel I know some of the firefighters after watching this, even though I don´t. Thank you for this footage. We will never forget.
Would say beyond a shadow of a doubt that the footage Jules took on that day is the most important footage ever taken in American history.
Thank you for sharing this
Been looking everywhere for this!! Remember this 6 months after it happened!
I cry every year, the pain is still there, the same as it was that day. I dont know if I'll ever truly get over that day.
Thanks for posting...
It’s amazing how two Naudel brothers where making a documentary about NYFD the next they have captured and witness the day of that change America for ever great documentary. This documentary story should be made a Hollywood movie about Naudel brothers and crew of the firehouse fight for survival on that day. RIP to the victims.
The camera man really captured the moment, may all the men and women we lost rest in peace.
Thank you so much for this
What a powerful film, I've only seen clips from it, never the whole thing. Hard not to be moved by it, brings back the raw memories of the day, forever etched in memories around the world, not just in New York. It needs to be preserved to remind mankind that violence is never the answer.
I once carried a 20l bucket of water up 13 stories and I have to say it's one of the most physically exhausting things I've done. To think these men carried 60lbs of equipment in heavy fireproof clothing up 80 stories into basically certain death. I have no words.
People are still dying from what happened on September 11; in a way it doesn't matter how much time has passed since then, it hasn't stopped being September 11.
I was in Kindergarten on Long Island when 9/11 happened, and on that day and in the following years it always felt like something that just “happened”. Mom and Dad are staring at the TV, the buildings are on fire, the buildings are gone and that’s just “happening”. Years later when I was in 8th grade a teacher had us watch this and it was the first time that 9/11 felt “real”. If it felt incomprehensible to all the people who were old enough to even fathom what was happening, it felt like unreality to 5 year old me.
It is so hard to know what to say even 22 years after 9/11. I find no words. Merci merci aux frères Naudet pour avoir filmé cette journée horrible. C’est grâce à eux que nous avons le récit de cette journée.
Crazy how they had footage from inside the lobby of the North Tower and not even a few hours later it would all be destroyed
few hours, they were in the lobby minutes before it collapsed
I plan to visit new York next year just to see the museum, to pay my respects and give a few gifts to a few fire houses to show my appreciation , love, and respect .
I visited NYC last year and visited the Memorial, it is a profound memorial which honours the nearly 3000 people who died that day and it’s an unimaginable experience looking up at the sky where the towers once stood and seeing the new One World Trade Center which symbolises the rebuilding and healing NYC undertook in the years after 9/11.
The museum was closed on the day I went since it was a Tuesday, but I also felt I wasn’t quite ready to see the more confronting reminders of that terrible September day, personal possessions of the victims found in the wreckage, damaged fire engines and twisted steel, and the unseen images and reflections of the attacks including empty chairs at the table and people having to live without their loved ones.
Next time I visit though I hope I will be ready to see the Museum itself and remember those that were lost on that day.
Thank you for up scaling it. Never take it down. Love from Edmonton, Ab.
Eine der besten Dokumentationen die ich in meinem Leben gesehen habe.
One of the best dokumetary i have seen in my live.
Shit man, i cried a little when he saw his brother.
You can’t not my friend. I cannot imagine the trauma they experienced. Then to think you lost the most familiar person in the city…I would never have let go! God bless each of those who were/are touched by this event.
same, i have a twin and started crying just trying to imagine the despair they both must've felt.
Proof the camera man never dies
Wow!! 2024 and this is by far the most touching, impressive and inspiring piece of work!! Wow!!! It still hurts so bad…
This is the greatest ever documentary of a rookie firefighter who never once fights a fire. They didn't even bother to plant him into any of the school scenes. They did set him up special as the only company member attending a re-creation of ff Michael Gorumba's funeral. And he does get a singing credit. One big happy show-biz family.
Jesus christ i cant imagine having to hear all those people fall to their death and how loud it mustve been in person
This is the only 9/11 related documentary that I’ve watched since 9/11/01. 🙏🙏
More fire fighters have now died from 9/11 related illnesses than in the towers on the day they collapsed. It is heartbreaking to see them all return to help look for survivors breathing in the dust that will kill them.
Still breaks my heart. At that moment, no matter how fast they responded or how much people wanted to help, lives were lost. 🙏
You can feel yourself getting immersed in this documentary
Seeing and hearing all those names in the radio with all the dead firemen just has hurt..it’s like a punch to the gut with every name RIP TO ALL THOSE BRAVE MEN
Firefighters police and paramedics are the beating heart of the world... next time you see one just say hi and thanks for your service... means more than you think and it feels good for you and them...
1:54:53 he is so broken. I couldn’t imagine losing not only members of my team but my own sibling
Absolutely Brilliant. Watched it a few times.
12:49 that PASS alarm was "just another noise" at the time of filming this scene, but in only a few months that "noise" would be burned into the worlds memory
Eh, not really.
23:25: I have always thought that man looks SO familiar…like a movie character actor.
This documentary is so haunting. It’s amazing and shocking such footage was captured. Breaks my heart. So does knowing that so many died after 9/11…because of 9/11. 😢
This is an amazing documentary piece I’m blown away
Just heartbreaking. Most people would run away. Those brave Firefighters are the biggest heroes in the history of this evil world. x
Indeed. So tell me, who did it? Who was behind the attacks??
@@thomaselers7416could’ve been the government. Could’ve really been terrorists. Could’ve been that the government knew this was going to happen and let it happen to justify an invasion of Iraq. I’m not sure.
And so were the police.
RIP Danny Suhr. First firefighter killed by a jumper landing on him.
Try walking 10 flights of stairs.... This is so heroic it's indescribable .
It’s difficult to believe this happened over 20 years ago, because when I watch this it seems like yesterday.
People could argue and say.. why would you want to watch that? But I find it interesting to watch.
Words cannot describe the impact this event had on the world.
Hard to believe that it's now 22 years since this terrible tragedy occurred... Yet somehow still feels like only yesterday when it happened, as a viewer I can only imagine the reality of being in that situation 😞
I have always wanted to help people, this documentary reinforces it
I will never forget this day as long as I live.
until dementia kicks in
The greatest documentary ever made.