AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Robert De Niro reflects on reviving Lower Manhattan through the Tribeca Film Festival after 9/11
Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal launched the Tribeca Film Festival just eight months after the September 11 attacks, aiming to help Lower Manhattan heal and rebuild when many feared the city would never recover. As the world watched in horror on September 11, 2001, Robert De Niro saw the devastation firsthand. He described returning […] The post Robert De Niro reflects on reviving Lower Manhattan through the Tribeca Film Festival after 9/11 appeared first on American Almanac .
Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal launched the Tribeca Film Festival just eight months after the September 11 attacks, aiming to help Lower Manhattan heal and rebuild when many feared the city would never recover. As the world watched in horror on September 11, 2001, Robert De Niro saw the devastation firsthand. He described returning to Lower Manhattan from a Midtown meeting, witnessing smoke pouring from the North Tower, and then watching the South Tower collapse. De Niro recalled, "I couldn't believe, I couldn't believe it. I looked to my left where I have a big television and so confirmed it on CNN." The aftermath left the downtown area blanketed in dust, with water trucks spraying the streets every few hours in an attempt to keep it…Open