No Responders Left Behind Explained

Genre:Documentary
Director:Rob Lindsay
Starring:Jon Stewart
John Feal
Kirsten Gillibrand
Music:Matthew Reid
Country:Canada
United States
Language:English
Producer:Rob Lindsay
Jaime Sanchez
Kristine Yanoff
Kelly Aija Zemnickis
Editor:Jaime Sanchez
Cinematography:Nicholas Kleiman
Runtime:79 minutes
Company:Paradox Pictures
Network:Discovery+

No Responders Left Behind is a Canadian-American documentary television film, directed by Rob Lindsay and released in 2021.[1] The film profiles the efforts of John Feal and Jon Stewart to advocate for passage and maintenance of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act to compensate and assist first responders who have suffered a myriad of health problems relating to the September 11 attacks.[2]

The film premiered September 9, 2021 on Discovery+.[3]

The film was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for the Donald Brittain Award for best social or political documentary at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Nicholas Rapold, "‘No Responders Left Behind’ Review: Heroes Need Heroes Too". The New York Times, September 9, 2021.
  2. Brent Lang, "Jon Stewart, Discovery Plus Team on ‘No Responders Left Behind’ Documentary". Variety, May 18, 2021.
  3. Claire Shaffer, "Jon Stewart Advocates for 9/11 First Responders in New Documentary Trailer". Rolling Stone, August 5, 2021.
  4. Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.