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New Orleans, LA, Feb 29th, 2008 -
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding commissioned Robert Berning Productions, Inc. to develop a film about the new Navy vessel, New York (LPD 21), currently under construction at the shipbuilder’s Avondale, Louisiana shipyard.
The future USS NEW YORK will be used to transport and land Marines and their equipment. The ship name is a tribute to the state and city of New York, as the ship incorporates construction steel salvaged from the World Trade Centers. The primary reason for using the steel was to symbolize the strength and resiliency of New Yorkers while honoring those who lost their lives in the 9-11-01 attacks. The film makes use of personal storytelling, revealing the connection between the shipyard workers and members of the September 11th Families’ Association.
Titled Walking in the Wake of Heroes, the film is a documentary on four shipbuilders who work on LPD 21 and their journey to New York City to meet with survivors and family members of victims from 9-11-01.
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TITLE: WALKING IN THE WAKE OF HEROES
CLIENT: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SHIPBUILDING
DIRECTOR: ED METZ
DP: ED METZ |
The New Yorkers convey their harrowing personal stories while escorting the shipbuilders on a walking tour around Ground Zero. In interviews, the shipbuilders reveal their intimate feelings about the ship and their emotional interaction with their guides. “We wanted to portray the connection between the shipyard workers and the victims, survivors and family members from 9-11-01,” stated Ed Metz with Robert Berning Productions, Inc., the film’s Director.
The film was featured during Christening events on the weekend of February 29, 2008 and was also streamed live during the Christening ceremony webcast. It can be viewed at www.berning.com.
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