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Spike Lee makes HBO documentary on New York for 9/11 anniversary

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NEW YORK - Acclaimed film director Spike Lee is making a documentary for HBO charting New York&#x27;s recovery from the 9/11 terror attacks through to the coronavirus pandemic, WarnerMedia announced Monday.The multi-part documentary will be released to commemorate the 20th anniversary later this year of the coordinated Al-Qaeda attack on the World Trade Center that killed almost 3,000 people.&quot;With over 200 interviews, we dig deep into what makes NYC the greatest city on this God&#x27;s earth and also the diverse citizens who make it so,&quot; said Lee, who is producing and directing the project.WarnerMedia said in a statement the documentary would offer &quot;an unprecedented, sweeping portrait of New Yorkers as they rebuild and rebound, from a devastating terrorist attack through the ongoing global pandemic.&quot;It added that the documentary will be released &quot;later this year,&quot; without specifying a date.It will air on HBO and its streaming service HBO Max.Lee earlier made a documentary for HBO on Hurricane Katrina. &quot;When the Levees Broke&quot; was released in 2006.&quot;(W)e treasure Spike&#x27;s singular capacity to chronicle and pay tribute to the human toll of these historic events while bearing profound witness to the strength and resiliency of the human spirit,&quot; said Lisa Heller and Nancy Abraham, HBO&#x27;s co-heads of documentary films.

Acclaimed film director Spike Lee is making a documentary for HBO charting New York's recovery from the 9/11 terror attacks through to the coronavirus pandemic, WarnerMedia announced Monday.

Acclaimed film director Spike Lee is making a documentary for HBO charting New York's recovery from the 9/11 terror attacks through to the coronavirus pandemic, WarnerMedia announced Monday.