Parallel Lines
On September the 11th 2001, documentary filmmaker and New Yorker Nina Davenport is temporarily living in San Diego. As a New Yorker whose appartement was right next to the Twin Towers, the news puts her completely off balance. Two months later, she still feels uncomfortable to fly back home. Instead she decides to make a road trip from San Diego to New York and speak to people along the way about 9/11 and its aftermath. This intriguing roadmovie takes us off the beaten track and confronts us with a variety of characters and ideals that together form the United States of America. It is a must see for those who want to see beyond the stereotypes and learn what the USA is all about.
Historic Relevance
Along the way, Davenport visits national monuments and sites of historic drama, like the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley Utah, the site of the Oklahoma City bombing, the Flt 93 Temporary Mermorial, the Pentagon and Ground Zero. Besides the national trauma of 9/11, people speak about other national traumas, like the Vietnam war, Korea war, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Pearl Harbor.
Geographic Interest
Documentary filmmaker Nina Davenport starts off in California, passes Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Texas, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C. to arrive in New York City six weeks later.