2026 Official Selection: Short Film – Documentary
A visual and sound collage of 9/11 from the voices of the people who were at Ground Zero that day.
Screening date & tickets — to be announced
- Director(s): Matthew Ferraro
- Writer(s): Matthew Ferraro
- Producer(s): John Osborne, Ramy Katrib
- Editor(s): Nicole Bell
- Cinematographer(s): Animator – Nicole Bell
- Sound Designer(s): Stefan Henrix, Matthew Ferraro, Michael Engesser, Mark
- Composer(s): Matthew Ferraro
Language: English
Runtime: 14m
Country: United States
Synopsis: “13 Seconds” is a short documentary film that uses animation, live action, and a vocal mosaic of literally hundreds of recorded testimonials never heard before from people who were in and around Ground Zero that fateful day of 9/11. From Police and Firemen to family members of the victims, waiters, stockbrokers, lawyers, office workers, husbands and wives, the documentary follows their harrowing experiences and shows how they survived the trauma of such a tragic event. It is