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Arrow Pictures Preps Generation 9/11 Doc
Arrow Pictures has received a three-way commission from PBS, ARTE France and Channel 4 to make
Generation 9/11, a feature-length documentary about the impact of the 9/11 tragedy on its 20th anniversary.
John Smithson, executive producer and creative director at Arrow Pictures, said: “We have made a number of films about 9/11, but they have all focused on the day itself. What’s exciting about this project is having the opportunity to examine life in the wake of 9/11 through the eyes of the children who have all been uniquely shaped by the tragedy.”
“Having the backing of three significant and equal partners through both the development and commissioning process has fuelled our creative ambition for this film,” added Smithson. “Our research team spent months identifying all the individual stories. From there, we will focus down on a small cross-section of children whose fathers died on that fateful day, people from all sorts of diverse backgrounds across America and the world beyond to unveil the hidden cost of the tragedy.”