Producer for award winning “The Cross and The Towers” documentary speaks on film’s controversy
StarBuzz Weekly, Toronto-Sep 06, 2011 - Montreal, Canada – A legal battle has taken center stage between New York city officials and atheist interest group American Atheists Inc. over two charred metal beams in the form of a ‘cross’ which were rescued from the twin towers rubble at ground zero. Scott Perkins, executive producer of “The Cross and The Towers” documentary shares his story with Megan Kelly at Fox and Fox and Friends, in anticipation of the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City . During critical rescue operations, the contentious beams were alleged to have been a spontaneous source of inspiration to certain firefighters and first-responders at the scene, a position which has angered an atheist group seeking an injunction against the display of the “cross” during the highly anticipated memorial service at Ground Zero, to be attended by President Obama and other notable officials.
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“The proposed lawsuit appears to hinge on the frustration of an atheist interest group with regards to purported religious symbols like the steel cross being included in a memorial such as 9/11. The film 'The Cross and Towers' in fact tells the story of how more than a few of New York’s firemen and policemen drew strength for a few moments between moments of panic, from this unlikeliest of Christian symbols perched amid the wreckage of the twin towers. The pieces of metal have since been included in a range of memorials marking the tragedy. To be frank, as the international distributor of the film, I am happy to announce the controversy has attracted a lot of attention from worldwide TV and DVD outlets which we work with: says Dan Shannon, of ID Communications, the films international TV distributor.
“When we made this film it won prizes and was recognized at several international film festivals. Now on the eve of the 10th anniversary at ground zero, I think we have the only authoritative and complete re-telling of the story behind the cross at ground zero. Today if the lawsuit serves as a platform to allow the stories of these bravest of American men and women to be heard by a wider audience, we feel it will have served a noble purpose” says the film’s producer Scott Perkins of Crossing Hollow Films. We are pleased to be receiving this much attention on the eve of the 10th anniversary for our story.
The 54-minute documentary won Audience Choice Award at Palm Beach International Festival, Best Film at Gloria Film Festival, Crystal Heart at Heartland Film Festival and finalist in USA Film Festival.
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About the Executive Producer
Mr. Scott Perkins is an award winning executive producer with of quality feature films and documentaries for international audiences.
About 411Films.com
411films.com is an independent film distribution online destination for specialty independent documentaries and feature films.
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