UNITED 93 World Premier Opening Night at Tribeca
BY GINA PUMA, MESA, ARIZONA, USA — The Tribeca Film Festival was founded in 2002 as a response to the attacks on the World Trade Center. It was conceived to foster the economic and cultural revitalization of Lower Manhattan through an annual celebration of film, music, and culture. The Festival’s mission is to promote New York City as a major filmmaking center and help filmmakers reach the broadest possible audience.
It does seem appropriate then that UNITED 93, the feature film which chronicles the unfolding drama of the hijacked September 11th flight that crashed outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania, will have its world premiere as the Opening Night film of the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. On Tuesday, April 25th, family members who lost loved ones aboard the United Airlines Flight 93 will join the filmmakers and Festival founders at the premiere. Also in attendance will be other 9/11 groups, family organizations and first responders whose lives were forever altered on that day.
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