Review of 8:46 (2011) by Matthew F — 24 Aug 2012

For some reason RT would not allow me to respond to "Eliza C"'s comment, so I will address it here. I feel it is ignorant to say "I just don't see what new directions we haven't explored in the past 11 years since.

" To my knowledge, there have been a number of 9/11 films, most of them being documentaries...there haven't been nearly as many narratives about the subject. The most notable of the narratives being: "United 93" - which deals with the specific flight of United flight 93.

..."World Trade Center" which focuses on the stories of two police officers...."Reign Over Me" which deals with one man's struggle after the attacks....and most recently "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" is the story of a boy who is trying to unlock a secret his father, who was killed in the September 11th attacks, left behind.

This film, however, explores the lives of many different people. It is an artistic statement - that of the almost 3,000 people that perished as a result of that day, each of them had value, are worth remembering, and were not just "numbers".

This is a very different perspective than any of the above mentioned have explored. There have been hundreds of films made about World Wars and other significant events in our history...why should 9/11 not be explored as so? Because it happened within the last two decades? I think not.

It is a very important and relevant topic, and I applaud this filmmaker for making the gutsy move to take on such a significant and emotionally charged subject....especially this being an independent film.

Most often independent films focus on fictional stories, or relationships. It is rare an independent film (not produced by a studio and for a budget under $1,000,000 - and in this case, under $100.000) to take on such a significant historical event.

I have seen this film twice now, and think it is such an important piece that was made with integrity, respect, and passion.