Lower Manhattan resident Cindy Weil captured some of the cleanest footage in the September 11th archives. She probably had one of the first prosumer MiniDV or DV8 camcorders. Footage starts handheld with her describing what is happening in real time then it switches to a static locked shot with background audio of a television news broadcast.
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There is very little clear footage of flight 11 flying over manhattan and striking the north tower. Practically none exists in fact.
But we have Jules Naudet’s footage, that not only captures this rare event, but actually follows firemen into those very towers that ultimately became perhaps the most famous unintended film and documentary ever created.
Jules is tagging along with batallion chief Joseph pfeifer as they respond to a mundane gas leak call at church and lispenard.
The firsr couple minutes is pretty boring, regular Tuesday morning work. Beautiful sunny day, twin towers in the background.
Until 1 min 45 sec into the footage can you can an unusually low jetliner flying directly over manhattan. Everyone looks up in confusion, and what they see next changed America forever.
idk if it’s just me, but something about this 9/11 anniversary feels different than previous years. idk if it was the drone show, or all the new stories being told, but a wave a realization hit that this shit really happened. it’s a strange, somber feeling
Footage from the international space station as the south tower is collapsing, synchronized with New York City footage.
Look at the defined trail from the smoke and debris headed towards the south east, straight over Brooklyn and what looks to be Rockaway beach.
The second tower falls on 9/11, as seen on several TV channels. This time people didn't gasp, in some cases there was stunned silence. In one studio, I think I hear someone drop something.
Miami from space (2012 vs 2025)
The replacement of warm, orange sodium lights with cold, white LEDs is one of the greatest crimes against humanity of our time.