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  • 2011
  • PG
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2011
  • PG
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 45 m
Rebirth

Summary The result of a decade-long process by director Jim Whitaker, the inspirational story of Rebirth follows the nearly ten-year transformation of five people whose lives were forever altered on September 11, 2001 – and simultaneously tracks via unprecedented multi-camera time-lapse photography the minute-by-minute evolution of the space whe...

Directed By: Jim Whitaker

  • 2011
  • PG
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2011
  • PG
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 45 m

Rebirth

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary The result of a decade-long process by director Jim Whitaker, the inspirational story of Rebirth follows the nearly ten-year transformation of five people whose lives were forever altered on September 11, 2001 – and simultaneously tracks via unprecedented multi-camera time-lapse photography the minute-by-minute evolution of the space whe...

Directed By: Jim Whitaker

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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88
Aug 31, 2011
A bit more context about some of the topics the witnesses discuss would have been welcome, but Whitaker's stark, unshowy style is probably the most effective way to approach 9/11.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW
88
Aug 29, 2011
If Rebirth's subjects are active guides documenting a fluid psychological landscape, Jim Whitaker constructs a specific cinematic geography around them with stunning time-lapse photography of Ground Zero.
By Glenn Heath Jr. FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 2, 2011
This incredibly moving, touchingly honest and transcendent chronicle of how a handful of people coped after Sept. 11 is not only one of the best distillations of that day, but a monument to humanity lost and gained.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 30, 2011
Despite Whitaker's best attempts, Rebirth never persuasively builds to catharsis, and that's entirely for the best. Forget transcendence: The quintet's return to normal, quotidian lives is the most inspiring development of all.
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80
Aug 30, 2011
Stands as both a tribute and a study in healing.
By Neil Genzlinger FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 29, 2011
A unique glimpse into the recovery mechanism of damaged hearts and bewildered minds, how a visage of hollowed-out sorrow after one year becomes a look of more peaceful acceptance down the road.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
20
Aug 30, 2011
Even as the subjects detail the processes of grieving, healing and moving on, Whitaker continually strikes a tone of reverent mawkishness, further contributing to the notion that 9/11's legacy continues to be one of easy, knee-jerk sentiment rather than wider understanding.
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Release Date Sep 2, 2011
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating PG
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Tagline A Living History of the Human Spirit Coping with Disaster
Website http://www.facebook.com/ProjectRebirth
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Awards

Peabody Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination

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