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Spielberg to make Rebuilding Ground Zero series

By Philippa Bourke Jan 15, 2010, 4:40 GMT

Steven Spielberg in The 81st Annual Academy Awards\' press room at the Kodak Theatre, Hollywood, California. - Russ Einhorn / Splash News

Steven Spielberg will make a TV documentary about the rebuilding of New York's World Trade Center.

The Science Channel will air the six-part documentary series in 2011 under the title Rebuilding Ground Zero. The twin towers at the site were destroyed in the September 11, 2001 terrorism attacks.

The series will make use of 3-D, time-lapse photography and other high-tech devices. It will seek to not only focus on the building effort but to honour the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the attacks.

A 541m-high skyscraper is being rebuilt at the site, which has also doubled as a memorial landmark for the victims and their families. The skyscraper's completion date is 2013. The series will also explore how the events around 911 affected the lives of New Yorkers.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said, 'The rebuilding effort at Ground Zero is a compelling story of remembrance and renewal. The fact that Steven Spielberg - one of the great film-makers of our time - will produce a documentary on it ensures that the story will be brought to life for people around the world for generations to come.'