Underground Zero (2002)

Synopsis: 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... 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) [More]

Producer: Caveh Zahedi, Jay Rosenblatt