When award-winning filmmaker Susanna Styron survived the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, she knew she had a story to share.
She will relay her experience from 3-5 p.m. today in Baker University Center Ballroom.
Styron’s appearance, which was funded by Army ROTC and University College, includes a screening of her documentary, 9/12: From Chaos to Community, and a Q-and-A session.
Army ROTC cadet captain Ethan Dick, a senior studying public relations who does public relations work for ROTC, said hearing a first-hand account of the 9/11 attacks is important for those whose memories of the event are limited by young age.
“They think [students] don’t remember, but we all remember,” he said. “Still, do you know how old these freshman are? They were in elementary school when 9/11 happened.”
The 60-minute documentary uses interviews, footage and photos to detail the lives of several people in New York City after the terrorist attacks, according to a news release.
“Through their stories we present a portrait of the city within a city that was Ground Zero, and examine how an extremely diverse group of people transcend politics and culture in an effort to heal their cities and themselves,” the release states. “9/12: From Chaos to Community … is a vibrant, moving, sometimes funny, sometimes painful portrayal of hope and healing in the wake of disaster.”
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