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Uploaded on Sep 5, 2011

StoryCorps has won a 71st Annual George Foster Peabody Award for our September 11 audio and animated shorts.

On the morning of September 11th, Michael Trinidad called his ex-wife, Monique Ferrer, from the 103rd floor of the World Trade Center's North Tower to say goodbye. In the wake of his death, Monique tells the story of Michael's lasting legacy—the family they built together.

Directed by: The Rauch Brothers
Art Direction: Bill Wray
Producers: Lizzie Jacobs & Mike Rauch
Animation: Tim Rauch
Audio Produced by: Michael Garofalo & Nadia Reiman
Music: Fredrik
Label: The Kora Records
Publisher: House of Hassle

Funding provided by:
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting
The Carnegie Corporation of New York
National Endowment for the Arts

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  • Shae Beer

    Shae Beer 4 months ago

    I think you've missed the point...

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  • Hortu9099

    Hortu9099 3 months ago

    I cant watch these without crying...

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  • m lee

    m lee 7 hours ago

    It's amazing how true this old adage is: You don't realize what you've got until it's gone.

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  • jazzarione

    jazzarione 3 weeks ago

    huUuh!!!!!!! i rily love family

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  • collinc95

    collinc95 3 weeks ago

    I hate divorce but damn do I love a strong family!

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  • TheHippievampire

    TheHippievampire 3 weeks ago

    This still makes me cry...

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  • ItsTheTie

    ItsTheTie 4 weeks ago

    wow... really? that's what you got out of all of this?

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  • eve Fehilly

    eve Fehilly 1 month ago

    you should make them then.

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  • lilsingingsensation

    lilsingingsensation 1 month ago

    the point was even though they were separated (for whatever reason), they still loved one another and no matter what, the children came first and they'd always be a family. She didn't want to put her daughter on the phone because well...the girl was probably too young and she didn't want her to worry about her father and be upset. She probably wanted to get her children together and explain what happened. Better to learn from someone you love than the media.

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  • saiboladapo

    saiboladapo 1 month ago

    Really? Is that all you got from this video? Wow.

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  • Hayden Bowerman

    Hayden Bowerman 1 month ago

    I don't know if you don't know this, but LOL means "laugh out loud"... And I fail to see what's funny about this \:|

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  • Christian Ross

    Christian Ross 1 month ago

    This is really sad. Poor woman. Poor children. At least he called to say he loved them.

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