As the World Trade Center cross makes the news again in recent weeks – atheists suing to keep it from being displayed at the memorial, and a NY lawmaker wanting it to be called a national monument – it’s a good time to revisit a 2006 documentary that tells the story of that cross.
The Cross and the Towers, winner of a Crystal Heart Award from the Heartland Film Festival, looks back at 9/11 and the ensuing days through the eyes of seven people, several of whom were on the scene and digging through the rubble in search of survivors. The 54-minute documentary follows their stories through the finding of the steel beams intersecting to form a perfect cross, a symbol of hope that remains at Ground Zero today. It’s definitely worth a watch as we remember that historical, horrible day.
The film is available to stream for $3.99 here. And here’s the trailer:
