From left to right: Members of the House and Senate stand behind their leadership on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol during a statement on the terrorist attacks in New York and at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001; supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump climb on walls at the U.S. Capitol during a protest against the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, D.C., January 6, 2021. CREDIT, from left to right: Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images; REUTERS/Jim Bourg

America After 9/11

September 7, 2021 / 1h 54m

Season 2021: Episode 8

Directed by:
Michael Kirk
Produced by:
Michael Kirk
Mike Wiser
Philip Bennett
Jim Gilmore
Gabrielle Schonder

Photo: From left to right: Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images; REUTERS/Jim Bourg

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From veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker and chronicler of U.S. politics Michael Kirk and his team, this documentary traces the U.S. response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the devastating consequences that unfolded across four presidencies.

Drawing on both new interviews and those from the dozens of documentaries Kirk and his award-winning team made in the years after 9/11, this two-hour special offers an epic re-examination of the decisions that changed the world and transformed America. From the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to the January 6 insurrection, America After 9/11 exposes the legacy of September 11 — and the ongoing challenge it poses for the president and the country.