Underground Zero: Part 1

One week after the events of September 11, San Francisco-based independent filmmakers Jay Rosenblatt and Caveh Zahedi (the character seeking a "perfect moment" in Waking Life) invited 150 filmmakers to create a short film or video about the day. The Drafthouse will screen the films in two parts, on alternating days. Part I includes "The Voice of the Prophet" by Robert Edwards, "China Diary (911)" by Eva Ilona Brzeski, "Isaiah's Rap" by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, "Brief Encounter with Tibetan Monks" by Paul Harrill, "Scene from an Endless War" by Norman Cowie, "The World Is a Classroom" by Caveh Zahedi, "A Strange Mourning" by David Driver, "21" by Laura Plotkin, "Carefully Taught" by Valerie Soe, "The World as We Know It" by John Haptas and Kristine Samuelson, "Prayer" by Jay Rosenblatt, and "Untitled" by Ira Sachs. Part II includes "New York" by Chel White, "Brooklyn Promenade" by Mark Street, "Both Towers Have Fallen" by Cathy Cook, "No News" by Bushra Azzouz, "Ashes to Ashes: The Art of Rebecca Haseltine" by Barbara Klutinis, "Parthenogenesis" by Marina Zurkow, "Langugage Lessons" by Jeanne C. Finley and John Muse, "End of an Era" by Lucas Sabean, "Meal" by Cathy Crane and Sarah Lewison, "Collateral Damage" by Marcia Jarmel, "Vale of Tears" by Nancy D. Kates, "Drink From the River" by Thad Povey and the Scratch Film Junkies, "Fear Itself" by Dan Weir, "Unfurling" by Martha Gorzycki, "Wake" by Abigail Severance and Julia Inez Gandelsonas, "Merciful and Compassionate?" by Rock Ross, "Awake" by Greg Watkins, and "Innocence and Despair" by Phil Solomon.