LA Premiere of Jorge Valdes-Iga's I WAS THERE Set for 2016 DTLA Film Festival
By: Caryn Robbins Sep. 16, 2016
Fifteen years after 9/11, there are still stories being told about the people impacted by the tragic day that irreversibly changed America and the world forever.
On September 25, Los Angeles filmmaker Jorge Valdés-Iga will see the Los Angeles premiere of his latest film, I Was There, depicting the emotions and anguish of September 11th, and the subsequent years that followed, told through the eyes of a New York City firefighter mistakenly hailed as a hero. The gripping film tells the story of Gus (played by James A. Lee), a Manhattan firefighter struggling years later with survivor's guilt and alcohol abuse after he escaped the burning towers just before they collapsed. More than a decade later, Gus is forced into a journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance when his past is abruptly brought to the forefront of his life again after an encounter with a photographer with whom he crossed paths on that catastrophic day. Valdés-Iga will share his raw cinematic piece at the 2016 DTLA Film Festival in Downtown Los Angeles at 9:45 p.m. at Theater 11 in Regal Cinemas L.A. Live (1000 W. Olympic Blvd.).Videos