Shift swap on 9/11 uncovers the Windows on the World staff’s lasting legacy
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A CNN Films and TIME Studios documentary, Top of the World, revisits Windows on the World, the World Trade Center's iconic top-floor restaurant, through its immigrant staff who ran it for 25 years. A shift swap on September 11 spared Sekou Siby and others while many coworkers perished, and the film underscores how the diverse workforce built a tight-knit community and the enduring trauma and legacy for survivors.
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