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Directed and narrated by Sean McGinley, BROTHERS LOST: STORIES OF 9/11
features interviews with 31 men, who share their emotions and offer reflections on the
nature of brotherhood. The men recall their relationships with their brothers as they were
growing up, and reveal how they struggled to cope with the despair that followed the
tragedy, ultimately trying to move beyond those terrible events.
On Sept. 11, 2001, Sean McGinly was awakened in Los Angeles by a phone call
from his distraught mother. In a panic, he rented a car, picked up his brother Drew in
Houston, and drove on to Virginia, hoping to seek the solace of family. By the time Sean
and Drew arrived, they knew that Mark was gone. The brothers never had a chance to
say goodbye or gain any sense of closure. It was as if Mark had vanished, leaving only
his legacy behind.
When Sean and his family went to pack up Mark's apartment, the experience and
the memories were so painful, Sean vowed never to return to New York again.
But back in Los Angeles, in the process of mourning, Sean noticed he was losing
his sense of Mark. As time went on, he was disturbed by the growing inability to hear
Mark's voice in his head or see his face in his mind. Unwilling to let Mark fade away, he
needed to share his memories and feelings.
Sean sublet an apartment in New York City and sought out other men who lost
brothers on 9/11. He had no plan - he just wanted to meet these men and hear their
stories. In his interviews, Sean found that his fellow mourners were experiencing the
same things and needed to connect with others in the same way.
McGinly notes, "Our stories were similar, despite the differences in age,
background and culture. It was almost like it all added up to one story. Our brothers had
died together, almost simultaneously...I believe in my heart that despite our loss, each
one of us has grown to love and appreciate our brothers more because of their deaths."
Based in Los Angeles, Sean McGinly is writer and director of "The Great Buck
Howard," which is currently in production; the film stars Colin Hanks and John Malkovich,
and features Tom Hanks.
BROTHERS LOST: STORIES OF 9/11 is directed and narrated by Sean McGinly; producer, Stephanie Zessos; executive producer, Mark Ryan McGinly; camera,
Ray Chim; editors, Heath Ryan and Sean McGinly; music, Alan Lazar. For CINEMAX
Reel Life: supervising producer, John Hoffman; executive producer, Sheila Nevins.
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