The Outsider is a 2021 American documentary film directed by Steven Rosenbaum and Pamela Yoder about the making of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City. Using footage collected over eight years, the film follows the journey of the museum's creative director Michael Shulan (the titular "outsider") from the day of the September 11 attacks to the building's opening in 2014. Shulan "is initially optimistic about the project's aims but becomes dispirited by the end results. Viewers follow Shulan, who left the institution shortly after it opened, as he starts to believe the site feels more like a New York City tourist attraction akin to Times Square than a museum offering a nuanced portrayal of history." The Outsider premiered on Facebook in August 2021. ()
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About The Outsider
Michael Shulan was once a struggling novelist who owned a storefront space down in NYC's trendy Soho neighborhood. The attacks on the World Trade Center changed his life forever. He & three friends turned his Spring Street space into a now-famous crowdsourced photo exhibit called "Here Is New York." For five years, he was known as the world's leading expert on 9/11 photography. Then, the lifelong outsider was invited to be part of something big. Shulan was named the Creative Director of the National 9/11 Museum at Ground Zero. This is the story of his dream job and how it turned against him. His vision of an open, inclusive, participatory place for America to engage in the painful, personal story of 9/11 goes wrong. His role as creative leader turns into a daily battle to keep his vision alive.
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