“For The Love of Their Brother,” a documentary about the struggles and triumphs of the Siller family after the 9/11 death of their brother, New York City firefighter Stephen Siller, is set to air on 250 public TV stations on the 15th anniversary of the attacks.
The one-hour film documentary features never before seen footage of the immediate aftermath of the planes hitting the tower and chronicles the events of 9/11 and what happened to Stephen on that fateful day. It also follows the efforts of his older siblings after Stephen’s death to celebrate his life and carry on his spirit of service through a unique 5K run and foundation,隧道To Towers, dedicated to his memory.
Produced by3 Roads Communications, Inc.and presented and distributed nationally by American Public Television (APT), the one-hour program premiers on public television stations nationwide beginning September 4th, 2016 (check local listings).
Stephen Siller was on his way hone to Staten Island from work when he heard a call on his scanner that a plane had hit one of the World Trade Center towers. Stephen turned his truck around but only made it as far as the mouth of the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel because of abandoned vehicles. Unable to drive any further, he donned 65 pounds of fire gear and ran a mile-and-a half through the tunnel. He managed to reach the second tower just minutes before it collapsed, perishing in its wake.
斯蒂芬（Stephen）在10岁时被孤儿院，由他的兄弟姐妹抚养长大。他留下了一个妻子和五个孩子。此后，他的故事在纽约的新闻编辑室和消防队中成为传奇。这部纪录片不仅关注斯蒂芬在9月11日的英勇行为上，而且还关注他在几个月和几年之后的六个兄弟姐妹的英勇行为，他们通过基金会为他人做好准备而康复。他们举行一年一度的慈善机构5K跑步，跟随斯蒂芬的脚步，并纪念所有第一反应者的英雄主义。
在9月的最后一个星期日的过去15年中，电池隧道和下曼哈顿关闭了，成千上万的跑步者追回了英雄的台阶。在此过程中，Siller家族为包括纽约铸造厂，纽约烧伤中心在内的各种慈善机构筹集了7,000万美元，并为阿富汗严重受伤的退伍军人和伊拉克战争建造了专门改编的“智能家园”。“为了他们的兄弟的爱”，详细介绍了基金会正在进行的工作，以纪念他们兄弟的精神和服务。
