Film About Upper Nyack Man Who Saved Lives On 9/11 To Premiere

NYACK, NY — The story of a local hero from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center will be told in a world premiere event in Suffern. “Man in Red Bandana,” by Matthew Weiss, will be shown for the first time at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Lafayette Theatre in Suffern.

The film is about Upper Nyack’s Welles Crowther who helped save at least 20 people in the South Tower, the Journal News said. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

The Journal News is co-sponsoring the premiere.

According to Variety, the documentary was written and directed by Weiss with Chad A. Verdi and Joshua Sason producers.

Crowther was 24-years-old on Sept. 11, 2001, and gave his life saving others, including a woman he carried on his shoulder down 17 flights of stairs.

The Lafayette Theatre’s address is 97 Lafayette Ave.

For more information, including how to order tickets, read the Journal News article here.

Photo caption: A pillar at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City. Photo credit: Michael Woyton/Patch Staff.