Between Heaven and Ground Zero (2012) | Full Documentary Movie - Christina Dixon, Ryan Brownlee

Inspired by the popular and emotional book, Between Heaven & Ground Zero, this documentary focuses on Leslie Haskin's harrowing first hand account of being one of the last people to leave one of the crumbling twin towers.
Director: Andre Van Heerden
Stars: Christina Dixon, Ryan Brownlee, Catherine Martel
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[@Juanita-ge6mb]

I was in my apartment in the State of Massachusetts at the time. Four hours from New York by Massachusetts turnpike. A lady called me and said, "Turn your TV on. A plane just went through the Trade Center in New York." It was hard to believe it at first. I turned the TV on, that was when I saw the second plane go through the other twin tower. The people running. I saw the cement like soot going in a path down what appeared to be road, into all the shops and buildings in its path, breaking windows, filling up restaurants, stores, all kinds of businesses from the left side to the right. People covered head to toe with soot. I will never forget it. This lady whom I knew was at her job. They were all watching it also. It was like businesses closed down that day in many areas outside of New York, just out of respect. The victims that survived. No, words can comfort that unspeakable act of violence. Lord Jesus comfort all that helped, the family members of the lost, and the survivors, through your Holy Spirit. Thank you, Lord. In remembrance

[@studentofabrahamiamavibrat3615]

COULD DO WITHOUT THE DRAMATIZATION PARTS.

[@yeahnoonecaresifyouarefirst]

You mean over dramatizations..... Makes it fake for me idk how but I know it wasn't..... Even though I know some people have the audacity to say it was which makes me sad

[@alpharob6959]

Exactly the dude on the train was way over dramatic

[@amydavis4945]

I absolutely agree. The "acting", especially from the one dude, was just horrible. This event, and those that were actually THERE, told it's own story. Getting cheap actors to play a role they will never understand is just hoaky.

[@TheMalteseFury]

Yeah it was super corny

[@stargazer2019]

Agree... really disrespectful and puts me off watching. Worst documentary ive seen about that awful day.

[@crazeekells]

I'm from Pennsylvania. 9/11 was my only daughter (at the time) first day of Head Start. I literally just put her on the little bus, walked in our home, and played out on my bed. First x alone in 4 years. And then I seen it on live TV. the very first time I let my child out into the free world. It was so scary. And then the MIA plane in PA. To this day I still cry. I think we all have PTSD from 9/11.

[@mariekatherine5238]

I used it to get my bearings downtown. In Sept. 10, I purchased a birthday card for my grandmother’s 101st, uand a bottle of Herbal Essence shampoo in the WTC Duane Reade mall. I went upstairs into the Borders Bookstore, and wrote out a note for grandma. I mailed it from the WTC pst office. There was a deli catty-corner from the WTC where I bought a veggie tuna with provolone on a Kaiser roll. I brought it home to my sublet on Houston St. Little did I know that would be my last night there. Next day I had off from work, intended to sleep in, and the noise woke me up. When I realized, I just knew instantly, it was an act of war. I grabbed a box, a few clothes, and my cat, and departed by bike to my friend’s place on E. 82 St. She was away in London and the doorman let me in, to check on her cats, I told him. He didn’t question me as we’d seen one another enough.

[@Milaperadotti]

I will never forget that day. I was a freshman in college sitting in class watching in horror as a plane hit the second tower!

[@MsRadar23]

I truly loved those buildings, they were iconic

[@tiffprendergast]

@@MsRadar23yup

[@margaretbermingham1518]

God, what a memory but what an awesome escape!

[@radiogirl85]

Thank you for sharing. Glad you got out!

[@jenniferwills3095]

Leslie's voice. Wow she can sing!

[@astrogothiqa]

Her voice and lyrics made my eyes tear up. Also, her son is talented as well.

[@user-kp8sx1nh1c]

I read Leslie's book Betwen Heaven and Ground Zero. I recommend it to anyone who loves this film. I went through a real faith crisis after 9/11.

[@tiffprendergast]

Many people did

[@jackdobson1992]

Kind of makes you wonder where was god on that day,?

[@radiogirl85]

Same. Max Lucado’s books really helped me.

[@mousetreehouse6833]

​@jackdobson1992 Why not talk to a priest, a minister, a rabbi, and find out?

[@Dawsonlover101]

⁠@@jackdobson1992 God WAS there, as always … keep your FAITH as it’s the only thing you have in a world that has continued to disintegrate …. FAITH , HOPE and LOVE - those we love and lost will never be forgotten even though their worldly life ended as the love stays with us to help us continue our journey … it’s not easy ❤️

[@Lovemonkey2005]

This is one of the best documentaries I've ever seen. Well done! My heart goes out to Leslie and everyone else.

[@christinasmykowski9503]

I worked at a insurance company at the WTC I was young loved it then I became a Police Officer in Brooklyn I found out Sept 10th 2001 I was pregnant after 2 miscarriages so I was so nervous I happened to be on a vacation pick from work 9/11 no vacation everyone too work I was so scared at ground zero non stop no sleep for a month I finally Said I am pregnant my son is graduating Buffalo next week his father passed away from 9/11 stress he was a detective and had to go too thrift thru Body parts in Staten Island never got over it . Never the same person

[@luv2luv720]

I'm thankful you're still here! My heart aches for everyone affected from 9/11. It was a traumatizing day 😢

[@cherylcooper1885]

After 9-11 happened I couldn’t laugh for quite awhile. I didn’t personally know anyone who died but knew friends that did. It wasn’t until I had a good cry over this event that I was able to find laughter again. 😢

[@marshameadows8829]

Still makes me tear up my heart hurts for that day all the ppl who didn't make it MAY THEY ALL RIP may nothing like that happen again in the name of JESUS CHRIST AMEN 🙏 💔

[@xana5649]

Great job guys. Watching all those survivor's testimonies means something.

[@bartboesten]

I just left the Dutch airforce a month prair. It still hunts me. I will never forget that. Jesus gave me so much comfort. To the families may Jesus be with you all.

[@Milaperadotti]

I was a. Freshman in. College. I remember the shock and horror watching the plane hit the 2nd tower. Thought the world was ending

[@jacobandnoahsmama]

I was also a freshman in college and remember waking up, turning on the TV, and seeing this on CNN.

[@tiffprendergast]

Senior

[@PurpleSectors]

What a lovely voice Leslie has 🥰 32:52

[@lesliejacobs9767]

I lived in PA when this happened, my sister's kids were young and in school, and we heard on the news coverage that flight 93 was over PA and was thought to be heading for the White House, then the next thing the news said that 93 was going to crash into a school. I called my sister and she said pick up the kids from school please!!! I remember the short drive to the school how I was shaking, and how I had to keep swallowing hard and breathing deep so I wouldn't throw up. Needless to say I got the kids and everyone was fine. That was the scariest moment of my life, and I was hundreds of miles away. My heart aches for the ppl in this movie. 💔

[@amydavis4945]

25:00 He was sitting there, like a pompeii-style human statue, holding a bouquet of flowers across his lap. That single frame is so deeply profound.

[@AudraRhea]

Such a loving, encouraging ❤️ miracle you went through!!!! May God bless you and your family ❤❤❤❤

[@xana5649]

Leslie, what a great gospel voice.

[@bdmcn1018]

Great documentary but they really dropped the ball with some of the reenactments. It made it look as if people were against each other

[@tiffprendergast]

No they didn’t

[@Floating_Lotus]

Right..and Amber Heard or is that a look alike? Wth

[@mousetreehouse6833]

@bdman, I know; it seemed to be a bit "off" to me. Perhaps for the first time ever, New Yorkers came together to help each other...not so much here, tho.

[@stargazer2019]

Yeah i wasnt feeling those parts neither. Over dramatic and the acting wasnt great. Id like to think that on that day people were helping and comforting each other not ripping in to each other. I dont understand what the reenactments are depicting anyway.. are they alive or passing over ? I dont get it and when it comes to 9/11 it should be easy to understand.

[@Shabeck100]

The Creator God alone, revealed most fully in His Son, Jesus Christ, is the only One Who can give us true & lasting meaning & purpose. We are made by Him & for Him. To live for anyone or anything else will lead to a dead-end. Praise God that He can use even the actions of wicked people (who will be held accountable) to bring about redemption. That is grace! Soli Deo Gloria!🙏😌

[@shellistuart7742]

Love the documentary and the real people... but OMG the bad acting on the dramatization parts! Why on earth did they put that in here?? It doesn't even belong.

[@laurasmith14]

I absolutely would've been that pain in the ass blonde woman asking everybody what they had seen and felt. I am an extremely empathetic person, and it is through other peoples experiences that I often share in their heart break or their suffering. And while it's not healthy for me necessarily, I think taking on the burden of shared grief lightens the load, even a little bit, for that person. When KZbin came out in 2005, one of the first things I looked for was videos about September 11. People recording their personal stories, etc. I didn't see anybody posting anything personal for more than 10 years. Now it's been over 20 and people are finally starting to talk. And it still brings me back to that day, but I would rather know than not. And I will never forget.

[@tiffprendergast]

People have talked about it forever

[@stargazer2019]

This was 2001.. facebook wasn't around till 2004.. youtube 2005 . I phone didnt release their first phone till 2007. Its been 2 decades... alot as changed since 2001, we didnt have todays technology to document and edit video's etc, majority of what you find on here are documentaries that were first aired on tv in the years following the attack.. its been everywhere especially in the first 10 years.. its gone quiet in the last 10 years i think.. people seem to be slowly forgetting how tragic that day really was. We did actually go to war with the taliban over it.

[@laurasmith14]

@@stargazer2019 yeah, I know... I was there. Already 20 years old in 2001. People were uploading videos to KZbin then. Initially I actually thought it was a video storage type site, and uploaded all of my home videos of my babies, because by that point even though there weren't phone cameras, cameras were by and large digital, and could record little snippets, and could be uploaded onto the computer through the SD card. I did it all the time. Anyway, my point is that in looking for various documentaries etc. there were the ones everybody saw, and a few independent journalists, but many of the survivors we're still not ready to tell their story. I'm glad that many of them are now.

[@joojoobean84]

Totally agreed. Fascinated by the many stories and the continuing toll it has taken on so many including the forgotten injured and cancer sufferers that in the multiple thousands

[@lookinatyoulookinatme1600]

The negative things Leslie's brother said about her irritated me. He speaks like a know it all and sounds very jealous...just sad.

[@luv2luv720]

Leslie has a beautiful voice!

[@emilyjaneleightonporter5367]

No thanks to George Bush America had to suffer on 9/11 my heart goes out to all the Americans

[@jetmccabe5339]

Oh, so you think it was President George Bush fault, you don't have a clue.Are you even an American.

[@ivaselendic2514]

Beautiful story❤

[@stlmopoet]

Overall I appreciated where this was coming from. Leslie and her family went through a lot. It was their experience. I did wish the angry guy on the bus had been toned down a bit. I think those scenes were supposed to show there are so many different ways to react to tragedy, but kindness heals. I am glad Leslie returned to faith. Christ gives me hope. This is Leslie's story, not the story we'd tell.

[@roseofsharon.6192]

Heartbreaking .

[@avatarhahha2222]

every time I watch a documentary about the 9/11 I just hope no one is lying about there amazing stories I hope no one made up some heroic story to sell it if any knows of such a story can you sell me the link rip to all the people that died except the evil one even tho god forgives I think this is pretty hard to forgive...

[@tiffprendergast]

There were heroes

[@amydavis4945]

I would hope anyone doing a documentary like this would validate the stories being told. However, this is KZbin, so don't believe everything you read in the COMMENTS. Just sayin'.

[@sn4rff]

thanks for this documentary.

[@Sakja]

The NY Times published short bios of all those who died in the towers. I tried my best to read every bio. Some of the people I really wish I had known. No one should have to die like that. To have to decide whether to suffocate or to jump. To wait for help that never came. To have to call your husband or wife or mother and say goodbye.

[@GrahameChristianGould]

I believe - no no no - I *know* that God is a God of comfort.

[@shirleywong9428]

Amen

[@cherylcooper1885]

I couldn’t laugh for months after 9-11. I didn’t know anyone personally who perished but I did have friends who were there and some lost loved ones.. 😢 it wasn’t until I had a good cry over this horrible event was able to regain some sense of life again.

[@studentofabrahamiamavibrat3615]

I LIKE ELIOT'S SONG. SEE THE SLIGHT GRIN ON BUSHY BOY'S FACE......DOESN'wT EXACTLY SHOW CONCERN AND GENUINE EMPATHY NOW DOES IT!

[@tiffprendergast]

He didn’t know what to do

[@marcyoverby3817]

I REMEMBER WHEN THEY WENT TO TELL BUSH ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED..I SAW THAT CLIP..AND HE DIDN'T EVEN LOOK TO CONCERNED...THAT DIDN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE TO ME..

[@julez8053]

11:05 Did this person survive? If so, did he ever explain his decision, to keep people at their work places, (knowing what the intention behind the 1993 bombing was)?

[@rachmunshine9474]

They had severely injured people and dead, and dying people in the concourse as well as plane parts and tons of broken glass and other debris. Father judge and firemen before him, had both been killed by other people falling from the high floors in the north tower onto them. Father judge was the first recognized as I did, but it was actually giving last rites to a fireman who has been killed that way when he was impacted. It was enough to have the traffic that they need to evacuate from the building that had already been hit, so they believed it was safer to keep everyone in the other building in place at least until the north tower which had already been hit was evacuated. Also, though I’m pretty sure they died… but I saw another show where the ladies that were running I don’t know what you would call it maybe reception for the port authority offices… they told people who called them from other offices to go ahead and evacuate. When people told them and let them hear over their phones about that announcement they were told it was an automatic like pre-recorded thing, and they had no way to override it. Or at least whoever was in the office right then didn’t. They were answering calls and trying to help people even after they discovered that their door was jammed and they could not get out or get an answer on their walkie-talkies, etc. from their colleagues. I never heard what happened to them, but I assume that means what it looked like was gonna happen.

[@julez8053]

@@rachmunshine9474 The thing is, that the intention of the 1993 attack on the north tower should have been enough, to evacuate right after the first plane hit the trade center. And not just that, all people working in those buildings should have been trained for evacuation, and should have known exactly where the staircases were, which a lot didn't seem to know. Of course there were debris and unfortunately also people falling down, but that's not a reason to keep people inside. Also, according to testimonies of the 9/11 commission, an attack was very well known to occur, even with the involvement of planes. It is therefore astonishing to me, how people responsible to detect and avoid such attacks, didn't see at least the attacks on the towers coming. As I mentioned before, I'm not basing my opinion on post attack insides, but on pre attack knowledge.

[@cherylcooper1885]

@@julez8053I also heard reports of bosses were telling their employees to go back to work or get fired.. 😢

[@startracker5895]

@@cherylcooper1885those people have blood on their hands! 😠

[@thelessthanperfectvocalist]

@@cherylcooper1885 Some bosses did, but not all. I have a friend who was on the 52nd floor of tower 2 when tower 1 was hit. His boss had survived the 93 attack and said, "Go! Get out as fast as you can! Come back after lunch." My friend immediately started down and made it to the doors to the outside just as the plane that hit tower 2 was about to hit.

[@Mikemonoa-hz2rz]

This is awesome 👌 👏 lol 😅😂

[@ProsenjitGhosh-eq4nm]

Downtown Lower Manhattan NYC (New York City)North America.

[@susanm200]

Same people who did this planned 2-17-2020. Absolute horror movie. Lord have mercy on America! Peace n Jerusalem!♥

[@JulieAnderocci]

Th e re were signs but no was able to put all the pieces together

[@marcyoverby3817]

I SAW A VIDEO OF SOMEONE WHO WAS ONE A BOAT VIDEO TAPING THE TOWERS..IT LOOKED LIKE ACCORDING TO THAT VIDEO, ,COULD SEE SOME THING LIKE WHITE POPPING GOING OFF IN THAT BUILTING...POPPING OFF ALL TRU THE BUILDING..IT LOOKED LIKE DEMOLITION..I HAVE SEEN DEMOLITION IN BUILDING TAKE DOWNS. I WONDER???..

[@-crazypants-3199]

You saw the explosion. Not the plane. You can see it in the videos of the planes hitting. Depending on the camera/persons point of view, they would have only seen the outward explosion, from the plane hitting the opposite side. While others were able to perfectly see the planes coming in over the city and fly into the buildings.

[@Boeman683]

Philippe petit walked between the twin towers in 1974. You can watch the movie made by Robert zemeckis.

[@marcyoverby3817]

MY BROTHER AND I WERE THERE IN OCTOBER, 1987,,WE WALKED BY THE R TWIN TOWERS..AS WALKING BY. I PUT MY CAMERA AND GOT A PICTURES OF THE TWICE TOWERS....GLADE I DID..

[@ProsenjitGhosh-eq4nm]

or in my opinion.

[@calateralbeauty2950]

Poor acting and the girl that says she a god is going to hell she’ll be real supported 😂 I will pray for her 🙏🙏. I hate this even happen wish we could go back in time

[@user-dz7cr7se5c]

Bad actors the eyes tell a million words

[@nigelstone3283]

Stop vid at 13:30 at 2nd plane hitting tower...to the right in the fire it looks like hitlers face

[@AnnMarieDougherty]

Rebekah Roth Methodical Illusion. 📚

[@brigidsingleton1596]

I am an English atheist...and if there was a god...would he allow his children to suffer and die whilst others performed such evil against their fellow humans? Any such deity deserves no respect, no love and definitely no worship. May those innocents who suffered and died Rest In Peace. Condolences to their grieving families, friends and comnnections, and my heart goes out to those continuing to suffer from that horrid day, the victims of the fallen WTC Twin Towers, at the Pentagon, on Flights 93, 11, 175, and the other plane. (Sorry, I dont remember it's Flight number). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I have no sympathy for the hijacking murderers. May those who perpetrated those horrendous atrocities _rot in the worst hell_ _they ever imagined_

[@crazycatlady323]

on the contrary, we are all going to die, so God deserves our respect more than ever, because He has given us eternal life, which is where we are all headed. So its better to be on good terms with Him, and look forward to meeting Him

[@brigidsingleton1596]

@@crazycatlady323 If there's no god - and I don't believe there are any gods, and I'm certainly not alone in thinking this - I certainly don't agree with such pandering to a make-believe entity.

[@crazycatlady323]

@@brigidsingleton1596 When we die we will find out.

[@brigidsingleton1596]

@@crazycatlady323 That's just a nonsense. You can (& obviously do) believe in fairy tales. I don't.

[@rdkuless]

once immunity is gone, bushwacker is next for prosecution.

[@lolahernandez6871]

The acting is terrible!!

[@l_m9494]

What is that god awful cringe on the bus all about

[@ah3738]

Oh it's a shocker. Agreed.

[@adamlastman6688]

Attacked by dark evil forces of us government

[@jharr6250]

Yes controlled demolition they even had a strange 2 week shut down a few weeks before 911. Also the gold was stolen in the vaults of the twin towers a day before 911!

[@user-oo2dh8wd3x]

Ok, evidence?

[@stargazer2019]

Omg why dont you people gather yourself some respect. Thousands of innocent people died that day, and it was at the hands of terrorism nothing else. Only dumb idiots would still be going around spewing this bullshit.. honestly you truly are disgusting.

[@stargazer2019]

Omg your one of them 🤦‍♀️.. like the taliban hasnt been blowing up westerners for years. Or that Osama bin laden didnt come out and take account for the attacks... give over, its beyond disrespectful to all the people who have died and continue to die due to terrorism. These conspiracy theories have been squashed with facts for over 15 years 😂

[@stargazer2019]

​@@user-oo2dh8wd3x he has no evidence because there isnt any.. loose change that ridiculous conspiracy doc proved that..the only thing they are guilty of is not doing more to stop the attacks thats a simple case of half a dozen people just not doing their jobs properly. It shouldnt have taken 9/11 to get knives banned on planes. The US government is dodgy but their hardly going to attack their own armed services. That would be pretty dumb.

[@marymorenomariposa]

yeah the reenactment was LAME and unnecessary, fucking stupid way to ruin a possibly good documentary

[@joseollero3788]

Por culpa de George w bush ya no están las torres gemelas

[@stargazer2019]

Thats not true.. those dogs are trained past the point of requiring treats to work ffs... do you really think rescuers really had the time to hide themselves so that the already hard worked dogs could find someone alive.. 😂 do you realise how hot ground zero was... have you not seen the devastation left behind at that site... no rescuers in the world would risk their lives just so a dog could get a treat.

[@alpharob6959]

I remember when this happened and everyone was patriotic and the American flag was everywhere ppl singing the anthem this country has changed so much since then and not for the best what are we doing trying to rigg elections trying to stop a guy who loves his country from being president

[@robjohnson3454]

So you really had to make this heartbreaking documentary about that idiot? What a clown you are

[@robjohnson3454]

Only MAGA would make a disaster like this into a political campaign

[@tiffprendergast]

Absolutely

[@emmam-rr8qe]

Trump doesn't love the USA he loves himself. He has done more to divide the USA than any politician who ever lived. He has made the disaffected white working majority blame the Democrats and the immigrants for their problems whilst trying to cancel their medical care, feed the establishment by slashing taxes for the richest and corruptly trying to pardon all his allies. It is sad. The Democrats have problems and have got things wrong but they are the ones whp push for minimum wages, health coverage for the most vulnerable, for trade unions, for rights for everyone not just the 1% richest Americans.

[@Arkthus]

Did I watch a documentary about 9/11 or some religious propaganda bs? This was cringe as hell, overdramatic with the bus parts, and the whole "I didn't believe but I saw God", seriously? Using this tragedy to shive down your religious bs down everyone's throat is disgusting, disrespectful and distasteful.

[@glennwalker2996]

Can i say this! You me everyone can argue if god and jesus are real! But one thing is ALIVE!! The MESSAGE! 4 thousand years ago The 10 commandments were written in stone! Do not lie do not steel do not kill do not judge do not gossip no sex before marriage dont cheat on your partner ect ect! If you dont believe in the no sex do you think if everyone lived with a partner for 5 years no sex and both no you truely love each other get married have kids and a happy life! Dont you think it would stop abortions kids with split parents orphans the list goes on! Do you believe THE MESSEGE? Think about it! The saying goes the world changes but the TRUTH does not! Love is the truth! And those commandnents are to protect you not burden you! You cant say THE MESSAGE is not alive because it is! Its WRITTEN! If you dont believe the message i think your not telling the TRUTH! LOVE IS THE TRUTH and love wrote those commandments so besides your argument that its bs god and jesus are not real you cannot deny the message is TRUTH! I really hope you think about this! God bless you🙏🕊💜

[@ysahgtoysurprises1121]

But jihad is ok for Muslims and pakiderms

[@nataliekubus1041]

If you don't believe, then why did you watch it all? It's not like it was a secret the documentary was Christ centered. Although I do agree with you that the actors in the bus were overly dramatic, everyone deserves to share their story and their beliefs from that day and this documentary is in no way disgusting, disrespectful or distasteful.

[@stargazer2019]

Not my favourite documentary, didnt like the train scenes, seems a bit pointless.. spent the majority of this documentary wondering what role those people on the train were meant to be acting. 23 years on and it seems to me that people are slowly forgetting about that tragic day. Lets not talk about faith.. its religion that caused this monstrosity in the first place... root to all evil.

[@jjj15s]

57:10 God is a god of comfort??? He allowed the towers to collapse or collapsed the towers, killing thousands of innocent people. Whatever happens, God is always on a winner with religious people. It's ridiculous!

[@shirleywong9428]

God didn't create evil . Satan did that and those who follow Satan do evil

[@lindamoreno1028]

Evil took over on that horrendous day. In the end, good will triumph.

[@emmam-rr8qe]

I am an agnostic but don't have an issue with religion if it is kept private and dignified. The US Christian-Nationalists are terrifying. They know nothing of Jesus or how he lived because they preach hate, division, intolerance and hostility. Jesus as a man was opposed to all that shit. He was compassionate, caring, tolerant, empathetic and loved and accepted everyone. Some Christians have warped this so far for some personal gain it is revolting.

[@yeahnoonecaresifyouarefirst]

What sean sweeney said reminds me of the titanic Wow that woman needs to be in a choir if she isn't already ❤ i love what she said about seeing God ❤ RIP Josephine Harris and Rick Rescorla...... Among so many others ❤ About those dogs..... It made me sad to hear a story that those dogs got a treat for finding people alive and when there were only bodies and body parts left the humans who were with those dogs actually hid in the rubble because those dogs wouldn't get a treat unless they only found someone alive Those jumpers made me sad ❤ Omg! I love that her son did that! ❤