an invisible act
The NYC Department of Sanitation played a critical – but often unknown – role in New York City’s recovery after the 9/11 attacks. 3,700 Sanitation Workers cleared debris from Ground Zero for months, not just at the World Trade Center site itself, but around Lower Manhattan. Now, for the first time, footage of this recovery operation has been used to create An Invisible Act.
This 25-minute documentary featuring extensive archival footage and new interviews premiered in a private event at the 9/11 Memorial + Museum during it’s DSNY Community Day. Friends and family were able to see the piece and hear a Q&A with the filmmakers and narrators, moderated by Soledad O’Brien, CEO of SO’B Productions, Journalist, Producer, and Philanthropist.
The Sanitation Foundation is applying to film festivals and hopes to expand the project into a feature-length documentary or limited series to give this important story the time, nuance, and care that it deserves.
an invisible act
The untold story of DSNY’s efforts to clean up after 9/11
COVANTA and SANITATION FOUNDATION present
in association with LOBO JONES PRODUCTIONS and NEW ONTOLOGY
MARTIN BELLEW “AN INVISIBLE ACT” DENNIS DIGGINS and MICHAEL MUCCI
music by DAN DEACON production sound LUCAS LEE edited by TRISTAN NASH
director of photography ERIC VAN’T ZELFDEN
produced by MAGGIE LEE LUCAS LEE and ERIC VAN’T ZELFDEN
directed by ERIC VAN’T ZELFDEN and TRISTAN NASH
