Zinc label producing docs on 9/11 and era-defining cars

Zinc label Atomic TV is behind a 9/11 doc and a car retrospective for 5 and National Geographic, respectively.

Feature-length single 9/11: The Unseen Tapes, made in collaboration with Reuters Archive, offers viewers fresh perspectives on one of the most significant days in modern history. It features previously unseen footage filmed by journalists at the scene and in the days after, showing how a city and its people responded to horrifying sequence of events. The doc pairs this footage with eyewitness testimony, with some contributors telling their story for the first time.

The doc commissioned by Lucy Willis, commissioning editor for 5, with Stephen McQuillan exec producing and Trevor Manning directing and producing. ITV Studios is handling global distribution, with the film already sold to Canal+ (France), NRK (Norway), SVT (Sweden), DPG Media (Belgium), RTL (the Netherlands) and Now TV (Hong Kong).

Willis said: “25 years on, the events of 9/11 remain deeply etched into our collective memory. What make this programme so powerful is that it allows us to look again at that day through previously unseen Reuters footage, while hearing from people whose experiences are being shared publicly for the first time.”

Bristol-based Atomic is also working on six-part series Cars That Changed History for Nat Geo. The series looks at the engineering breakthroughs, fierce rivalries and pivotal moments behind iconic vehicles and explores how they reshaped society, transformed industries and helped define the modern world.

It follows Atomic’s previous projects for the Disney brand: Planes That Changed History, Defending Europe and The Infinite Explorer with Hannah Fry

McQuillan said: “We are so pleased to be busy and successfully adapting to the changing market with these commissions.

“Winning business now requires great ideas and a great finance plan, so we are working really hard on our development hand-in-hand with our distribution colleagues to make these co-pros happen and still managing to create really high-quality content.”

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