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| Starring | Tommy Buda |
| Cinematography |
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| Edited by | Michael Schweitzer |
| Music by | Philip Marshall |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 34 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Twin Towers is a 2002 short documentary film directed byBill Guttentag and Robert David Port, depicting theSeptember 11, 2001 attacks on theWorld Trade Center.[1][2]
It is about two brothers, policeman Joseph Vigiano and fireman John Vigiano Jr., and their actions during the attacks. The footage started out as areality television pilot from producerDick Wolf (ofLaw and Order fame) before the attacks began eventually killing 14 members of the New York squad.[3]
The film was awarded anOscar forBest Documentary Short at the 2003 Academy Awards honoring films released in the year 2002.[4][5]