Join us in community for a film showing of the Peabody Award-winning 2011 documentary Rebirth. The film follows five individuals who are directly touched by the 9/11 attacks. We witness the healing and rebirth of five lives and sixteen acres. Rebirth and the Project Rebirth Collection is archived in DigitalGeorgetown.
The film begins with one of the deadliest acts of terrorism in history, a far-reaching tragedy that took place on American soil but impacted the world. The heart of this journey focuses on people and a place. With striking parallels, we witness healing processes that seem to mirror one another, the renewal and rebirth of five lives and sixteen acres.
Two parallel story arcs weave together a singular experience that is not only emotionally intimate but also spiritually uplifting. This Peabody Award-winning film provides a portrait of how the full spectrum of human emotions evolves into hope, connection, purpose, and renewal. The human stories become a portrait of resilience in action; and a vital reflection of the national yearning to remember, honor, and restore our dreams.
Suzanne Chase <sc1659@georgetown.edu>