Thursday, March 22, 2012

Inspiring Video: BOATLIFT, An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience

BOATLIFT, 
An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience

(Narrated by Tom Hanks)

"Average people; they stepped up." 
-- Robin Jones


Uploaded by  on Sep 7, 2011
Tom Hanks narrates the epic story of the 9/11 boatlift that evacuated half a million people from the stricken piers and seawalls of Lower Manhattan. Produced and directed by Eddie Rosenstein. Eyepop Productions, Inc.

BOATLIFT was executive produced by Stephen Flynn and Sean Burke and premiered on September 8th at the 9/11 Tenth Anniversary Summit: Remembrance/Renewal/Resilience in Washington. The Summit kicked off a national movement to foster community and national resilience in the face of future crises. See www.road2resilience.org to become a part of the campaign to build a more resilient world. The film was made with the generous support by philanthropist Adrienne Arsht, Chairman Emerita, TotalBank (www.arsht.com)


Sometimes, 
out of the worst tragedies 
come the greatest triumphs!
Dean Burkey

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