Jules and Gédéon Naudet

  • Survivors, Witnesses
  • Captioned

Documentary filmmakers who captured the only footage of hijacked Flight 11 striking the North Tower and from inside the Twin Towers on 9/11.

2024 Digital Learning Experience Video - Jules and Gédéon Naudet

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This story was filmed as part of our 9/11 Anniversary Digital Learning Experience, which introduces students to first-person accounts of the 9/11 attacks. To participate in our next Digital Learning Experience, visit this page. 

Teaching Guides

Find tailored questions below for teaching this story.

As you listen to Jules and Gédéon's story, consider the following questions:

  • Why were Jules and Gédéon at the firehouse on 9/11? What were they there to do?
  • What did Jules and Gédéon feel as they learned about the attacks? How do their feelings change as the morning goes on?
  • Jules says that when he thinks back on 9/11, he remembers “seeing the best of what human beings are capable of.” Why is it important to remember that people chose to help each other on 9/11?

As you listen to Jules and Gédéon's story, consider the following questions:

  • Describe what Jules and Gédéon were originally doing at the firehouse. Why do they separate on the morning of 9/11?
  • Jules says that “the difference between life and death was seconds and inches” on 9/11. What does that quote tell you about being at the World Trade Center that day?
  • Jules and Gédéon spent most of the morning of 9/11 apart from one another. What was similar in their experiences? What was different?
  • What do you think Jules means when he says “it is in the darkest of night you can see the most beautiful light” as he talks about the response to the 9/11 attacks? Why is this an important part of the 9/11 story?

As you listen to Jules and Gédéon's story, consider the following questions:

  • Describe what Jules and Gédéon were originally doing at the firehouse. Why do they separate on the morning of 9/11?
  • Jules says that “the difference between life and death was seconds and inches” on 9/11. What does that quote tell you about being at the World Trade Center that day?
  • Jules and Gédéon spent most of the morning of 9/11 apart from one another. What was similar in their experiences? What was different?
  • Jules and Gédéon’s documentary is the only video footage shot from inside the Twin Towers on 9/11. Why is this footage important for remembering the attack years later?
  • What do you think Jules means when he says “it is in the darkest of night you can see the most beautiful light” as he talks about the response to the 9/11 attacks? Why is this an important part of the 9/11 story?

Additional Resources

To view the video camera Gédéon used on 9/11, visit Inside the Collection. To hear more first-person accounts from those directly impacted by 9/11, return to the DLE Archive.