A comic strip writer in NYC, still grieving over the death of a friend in 9/11, gets his publisher to agree to a limited run of "Justice", a comic book about an ordinary person who is a hero.
Writing
Meta-narrative about comics healing trauma that mirrors itself.
Acting
Palladino's brittle grief; White's grounding warmth.
Director
Evan Oppenheimer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on location in 2002 when Ground Zero was still actively being cleared; cast and crew reported dust in the air during filming.
Part of a wave of early 2000s indie films processing 9/11 through art-therapy narratives, now largely forgotten despite its raw immediacy.
US
