
May 10, 2002 - First Broadcast (Partial
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A documentary airing on HBO tells the story of a mother
who was killed September 11th at the World Trade Center,
and her family's
heart-wrenching
efforts to tell her seven-year-old son that his mother is gone.
The documentary was made by James Ronald Whitney. It's called "Telling
Nicholas" and it will be seen Sunday, May 19th at 10 PM
on HBO's America UnderCover Sundays. April Woodard now with this
preview.
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APRIL WOODARD
The world that seven-year-old Nicholas Lanza knows has just vanished,
but he just doesn't know it yet. The HBO documentary shows an
intimate
portrait of a family's struggle to tell him that his mother,
Michelle Lanza, has died in the World Trade Center attack. Her
presence is
felt intensely because like other victims that day Michelle called
home and left a message as the World Trade Center burned around
her.
[SHOW CLIP FROM MOVIE]
APRIL WOODARD
The filmmaker, James Ronald Whitney, found Michelle's family
after seeing her "missing" poster among the hundreds plastered
around Manhattan. When he met the family they allowed him to film
them for ten days until Nicholas' father, Robert, finally summoned
up the courage to break the terrible news.
[SHOW CLIP FROM MOVIE]
DEBORAH NORVILLE:
Wow... That's Inside Edition we'll see you next time.
[SHOT OF DEBORAH NORVILLE WIPING THE TEARS FROM HER EYES]
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