When Pop Culture Saved America

Directed by

David P. Levin

Genre

documentary film

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at how American pop culture helped people cope after the 9/11 attacks. It features interviews with entertainers and media personalities discussing the role of music, comedy, and television in providing comfort and unity during a difficult time.

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What happens

When Pop Culture Saved America is an American documentary dealing with how American culture helped the country deal with the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States. Produced by David P. Levin, the film consists of interviews with stars and personalities such as Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Denis Leary, Dan Rather, Regis Philbin, and Ray Romano. It was produced by Brainstorm, Inc. for The Biography Channel (now called FYI), as part of their remembrance of the attacks on their 10th anniversary. Which Entertainment Weekly cited as one of the 10 specials to watch on the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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