11.09.01
35 mm | Color | 11 minutes
2002

 
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Short docu-drama based on the true story of the Hamdani Family in Queens. Talat Hamdani lost her son Salman on September 11, and despite FBI allegations that he was a terrorist, she believed that he was being unjustly detained by the Government for questioning. Salman never returned home, but months later, in a funeral attended by the Mayor, he was recognized a hero for giving his life to save victims at Ground Zero. Tanvi Azmi stars as Talat Hamdani.

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