Answering the Call (2005)

Synopsis: Many personal accounts have risen from the ashes of the World Trade Center Towers, but this story is unlike any that have preceded it. Answering the Call is the heartfelt chronicle about the... Many personal accounts have risen from the ashes of the World Trade Center Towers, but this story is unlike any that have preceded it. Answering the Call is the heartfelt chronicle about the thousands of emergency personnel, on and off-duty, who responded to this nation's worst disaster. The brave men and women in uniform, as well as relief workers and individual citizens, worked with unprecedented commitment and compassion in the face of the devastating and tragic event of 9/11/01. Answering the Call includes never before seen footage by Lou Angeli, a veteran volunteer firefighter and filmmaker, who was himself part of the volunteer effort. Answering the Call depicts the surreal sites and sounds of the now sacred ground that was once the World Trade Center complex – a site now known throughout the world as Ground Zero. Ground Zero's volunteers – volunteer firefighters, church and relief organization volunteers, private citizens – describe their experiences responding to the call for help, how self-made leaders that were born and the inspiring teamwork of thousands of strangers who became brothers and sisters. Instead of despair, the film encourages viewers to pay tribute to the victims and rescuers and volunteers of Ground Zero by engaging in volunteer service. Answering the Call is a story that will remain with the viewer long after the images have left the screen. Writes Jim Careless, himself a video journalist. "The integrity of Angeli's work stands as a memorial to the fallen, a tribute to their rescuers, and a trusted record for the future." --© Illuminaire Entertainment [More]

Studio: Illuminare Entertainment