Gedeon Naudet is a French-American director and writer born in Paris, France in 1968. He is best known for directing the documentary film 9/11, which captured the events of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, from the perspective of two firefighters in New York City.
Gedeon was raised in Paris, but moved to the United States when he was 19. He majored in film and television production at the University of California, Los Angeles. After graduating in 1991, he worked as an assistant director on a number of projects, including the movie The Doors and the TV series ER. It was during this time that he met his future filmmaking partner, Jules Naudet.
In 1997, the brothers decided to make a documentary about New York City firefighters. They spent the next three years filming the firefighters of Ladder 1 in Lower Manhattan. On the morning of September 11, 2001, they were filming at the firehouse when the first plane hit the World Trade Center. This footage became the opening of the documentary 9/11.
The documentary was one of the most successful television programs of its time. It was seen by over 60 million people in the United States alone and earned an Emmy Award and a Peabody Award. It also received numerous other awards and nominations.
In the years since 9/11, Gedeon has continued to make documentaries. In 2008, he directed the documentary In God’s Name, which explored the role of faith and organized religion in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. He has also directed and produced a series of documentaries about the rebuilding of the World Trade Center.
Gedeon is currently working on his first narrative feature film, an adaptation of the novel The Last of the Just, which tells the story of a Jewish family living in Nazi-occupied France. He is also developing a feature-length documentary about the life of the late French actor Yves Montand.
Gedeon’s work has been praised for its emotional power and its ability to capture the essence of a moment in time. He is a master storyteller who has an eye for detail and a passion for capturing the truth. His work has been seen all over the world, and he has earned the respect and admiration of audiences and critics alike.
