9/11 Faker

I have been looking at another expository documentary, this one revolving around the 9/11 terrorist attacks and their survivors. The documentary i have been analysing was based around a woman who had claimed to be a survivor of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and one of only 19 people who had been above the point of impact and survived the incident.

Head had claimed that her fiance had died in the tragic terrorist attack. Her dramatic story was highly convincing, and she even managed to create a fundraiser of the 'World Trade Centre Survivors' Network, set up to support victims who were still suffering after the attacks. Tania Head even gave guided tours around Ground Zero, giving a detailed description of her so called experience, and fooling the nation entirely. She managed to retain this facade for over 6 years, before being discovered as a liar and a fake by the New York Times.

The importance of a documentary like this, is to expose stories that are relevant and important to the public, as well as being controversial and interesting. The way that this documentary in particularly was presented, was as one where the main focus was a particular person, rather than a topic. This added interest to the documentary, as it is shocking that a person could have a mindset to behave the way that Tania Head did.