From a teenager who lost his mother, to a woman who has had to endure 40 plastic surgeries, the post-9/11 documentary Rebirth goes straight to the emotional core of one of the worst tragedies in American history. For nearly a decade, director Jim Whitaker and his crew have chronicled the lives of five individuals deeply affected by the September 11th attacks. Whitaker’s inspiring documentary is a testament to the fragility and resiliency of the human spirit and shows how tragedy can be overcome in different ways.
The documentary also features unprecedented time-lapse photography that has tracked every minute of Ground Zero’s transformation since 2002.