The 9/11 Memories Project culminates in a feature length documentary focusing on a handful of youth, ages 18-25, currently living in New York City. The movie will focus on their lives and environment, with the diverse subjects linked by their memories, reactions and opinions regarding September 11th.
I will focus upon a generation who came of age and budding maturity on September 11th, and who only clearly know the post-9/11 America. I will focus upon the generation whose world is most defined by that tragedy. The 9/11 Memories Project will explore both our individual memories, as well as the manner in which we remember, understand and integrate the large scale trauma in our lives.
The film will give a proper voice to a generation overexposed, yet often dismissed. Corporations fixate on us, yet their focus wanes when the subject strays away from our consumption habits. Our own attempts at vocalization follow the resources available to us; fleeting and disposable blog posts and YouTube videos.
I aim to transcend these problems of expression, and create a generational statement that goes deeply into how we think and feel, our opinions, loves and fears, that goes further than what we buy, or the ready-made nostalgia of social networking. I aim for a work that is timeless and lasting, that will examine and explore rather than exploit.
Septer 11th reigns as my generation's defining moment; our country's great tragedy occuring during my generation's most sensitive and curious development. I approach hallowed ground, and hope to discover the sacred heart of my generation; by tapping, perhaps, our most profound wound.
If you are interested in participating as a subject, feel free to send an e-mail to 911memoriesproject@gmail.com. While the main call is for 18-25 year olds currently living in NYC, I am interested in anyone with constructive ideas about any of the subjects related (9/11, consumption culture, youth culture, media culture, memories, mass trauma, history, etc.) or anyone who has a valuable contribution to make. Thank you.
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