Man in Red Bandana

Man in Red Bandana (2017)

He went up, so others could come down.

"Man in Red Bandana" is about Welles Remy Crowther, an extraordinary 9/11 hero. However, how his heroics became known is even more remarkable. Eight months after the disaster, his parents learned about how their son spent his last hour due to an ordinary object ... a red bandana. This revelation dramatically shifts their perspective on their loss. After hearing his remarkable story and how it unfolds, viewers will see how the actions of one man have touched 1,000s. This inspirational segment of the film depicts the unique, diverse and folklore ways that Welles is honored throughout the United States including in art, sports and song. Even President Barack Obama pays homage to this young man in the film. Our uplifting ending culminates in the revelation of a secret about Welles that can only be described as "perfect".

Date of release
2017-09-08
TMDB
8.5 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Documentary, History
Director
Matthew J Weiss

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Budget: $498K
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Niagara Falls International Film Festival People's Choice Award

Man in Red Bandana is a 2017 American documentary feature about Welles Remy Crowther, an equities trader known for saving as many as eighteen lives from the upper floors of the South Tower during the September 11 attacks in New York City, during which he lost his own life when the South Tower collapsed.

Production

Production began on April 11, 2011 and was finished May 2017. It was written and directed by Matthew J. Weiss, produced by Weiss, Chad A. Verdi, and Joshua Sason, edited by Doug Forbes and Sam Eilertsen, and distributed by Verdi Productions. Its original score was composed by Mark Degli Antoni and David Bateman.

On April 30, 2015, Gwyneth Paltrow recorded narration for the film in Santa Monica, California. She learned afterward that her parents, writer-producer Bruce Paltrow and actress Blythe Danner, were friends with the Crowther family.

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