A riveting journey into living history – an act of personal witness to one of the most profound events in American history and the healing that has come in its wake.

The result of a decade-long process by director Jim Whitaker, the inspirational story of REBIRTH follows the nearly ten-year transformation of five people whose lives were forever altered on September 11, 2001 – and simultaneously tracks via unprecedented multi-camera time-lapse photography the minute-by-minute evolution of the space where the Twin Towers once rose. Both a singular cinematic and human experience, REBIRTH is deeply intimate and uplifting – providing a moving portrait of how trauma and grief metamorphose into hope and rebuilding as the human spirit transcends the unthinkable over time.

Bonus Materials

• Feature length audio commentary with director Jim Whitaker and director of photography Thomas Lappin
• 14 cameras, 24 hours – a video about the time-lapse project
• Extended cut of the time-lapse footage
• English subtitles for the hearing impaired

Cast & Crew

Director: James Whitaker

Additional Details

Label: Oscilloscope

Genre: Documentary

Run Time: 108 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 09/06/11

UPC: 896602002418