Brotherhood: Life in the FDNY (VIDEO)

Almost a brand name, the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) is considered to be the best and most well respected fire department in the world. This is because it is well trained to respond to emergencies in one of the world’s most complicated and most populated cities. It had this recognition before it also became known for having the biggest loss of fire fighters in a single day than any other fire department. Brotherhood is a character driven, cinema vrite style immersion into the microcosm of the FDNY.

Filmaker Lilibet Foster set out to capture the culture, dedication and job of the firefighters in New York City and the world events developing around them that continue to impact all of our daily lives. “I wanted to explore what it means to be a firefighter today in a post 9/11 event. I started out by visiting as many of the fire houses in New York City as possible, looking for the best group of characters and to see if they would let me live with a camera in the middle of their world for a while. I thought this would be the best way to convey the larger than life activity of a fire house and drama of their jobs while at the same time, the unspoken detail and subtlety of their personalities and camaraderie. This was no small request because it was like asking them if I could live in their home. They really needed to be able to trust me.” – Foster

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