New York in Gloom and Ashes

Author: Ira Wilke

Length: 57'

Spiegel TV met with the city's movers and shakers four weeks before and four weeks after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. Donald Trump, the German designer Uscha Pohl, the painter Damian Loeb and others tell what the city has gone through after the inferno and what the city was like before. Manhattan was once regarded as the mecca of trends. Artists, bankers, designers, businessmen from 171 countries shape the know-how of the city. "If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere!" Does this adage still apply? Since the terrorist attack on September 11th the world's most intriguing metropolis has lost its innocence. Nothing is what it used to be. However, in these trying times, New Yorkers are surpassing themselves with hopes of regaining some sense of normalcy. New York is more than just a geographical location, more than a symbol of helplessness. New York stands for culture and life style; it embodies a philosophy of life.

year of production: 2001