In four episodes broadcast in “LSD, the documentary series”, Nicolas Champeaux and Rafik Zénine dissect the tragic events that have shaped recent New York history. From its inhabitants, they show resilience, solidarity, and attachment to their city.
“Manhattan is an accumulation of potential catastrophes that never happen”, according to architect Rem Koolhaas. In four episodes on France Culture, New York, I love catastrophe (in LSD, the documentary series), by Nicolas Champeaux and Rafik Zénine, dissects the tragic events that shaped the Big Apple. From September 11, 2001 to the Covid crisis, through the subprime mortgage crisis in 2008 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012, she paints a rugged portrait of the city where destinies intersect in fear and solidarity.
One morning of bright blue skies, 2,753 people died in Manhattan. The first episode tells about this day: “People all over the world remember September 11,” says Edward Miller, retired banker and former CEO of a Citigroup subsidiary. But he saw it from a meeting room on the thirty-ninth floor. “I thought I knew everything, and I said: ‘It can’t be an airplane, because aluminum doesn’t pierce steel’”, he remembers, still incredulous. Edward Franco was there, too. From his building, in front of the twin towers, the retired electrician “Didn’t believe it [s]your eyes “ seeing “A rain of people fall”. Ironically, her daughter was born on September 11: “When she was little she would ask me, ‘Why are people so sad on my birthday?’ “
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