How Cinema Reflects Our Collective Trauma In the aftermath of 9/11, the world watched as the Twin Towers crumbled into dust.
For those who witnessed it firsthand, the memory is seared into their minds like a branding iron. A new generation born after that fateful day knows September 11th only through textbooks and documentaries.
Cinema has become an essential medium for confronting collective trauma. Films about 9/11 range from reconstructing the attacks in minute detail to exploring its aftermath.