Underground Zero (2002)
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The week after 9/11, filmmakers Jay Rosenblatt and Caveh Zahedi asked 150 experimental and documentary filmmakers to create a short film or video reflecting their feelings about the tragedy. The result is UNDERGROUND ZERO, which contains eleven shorts that present an emotionally charged alternative… More The week after 9/11, filmmakers Jay Rosenblatt and Caveh Zahedi asked 150 experimental and documentary filmmakers to create a short film or video reflecting their feelings about the tragedy. The result is UNDERGROUND ZERO, which contains eleven shorts that present an emotionally charged alternative to the images and messages put forth by the mainstream media on the subject. Films include:1. THE END OF SUMMER - Frazer Bradshaw (3:00)2. THE VOICE OF THE PROPHET - Robert Edwards (7:00)3. CHINA DIARY (911) - Eval Ilona Brzeski (12:00)4. ISAIAH'S RAP - Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman (3:00)5. BRIEF ENCOUNTER WITH TIBETAN MONKS - Paul Harrill (5:00)6. THE WORLD IS A CLASSROOM - Caveh Zahedi (14:00)7. A STRANGE MOURNING - David Driver (5:00)8. 21 - Laura Plotkin (3:00)9. THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT - John Haptas & Kristine Samuelson (4:00)10. PRAYER - Jay Rosenblatt (3:00)11. UNTITLED - Ira Sachs (6:00)
- Rating, Runtime
- Unrated, 2 hr. 7 min.
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts
- On DVD
- May 20, 2003
Critic Reviews
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Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
It's not just that it's a good movie. I think we need it.
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Fred Camper, Chicago Reader
Though none of these 13 videos culled from the project is superb on its own, the mix of perspectives encourages us to think analytically about our own responses and the sources of the terrorists' hatred.
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Kelly Vance, East Bay Express
If you're like a lot of people, you're probably sick of hearing about 9/11. Yet the pervasive sense of dread, and wonder, refuses to go away.
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Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
It's a little tacky but not unexpected.
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
The results vary wildly, from long and rambling to minor masterworks.
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