Beyond Belief

Beyond Belief is a Powerful Story of Two 9/11 Widows
The sky that day was a yawning cobalt blue - a crisp, late summer morning infused with feathery glaze of autumn. It was a perfect day for picking apples, strolling along the Charles River, or visiting the Boston Common. But this innocent Tuesday would soon tumble into horror.

By 8:46 a.m., the first commercial airplane out of Boston crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center Complex. Less than 20 minutes later, a second commercial airliner - also originating out of Boston -- struck the South Tower.

The rest is history and that beautiful Tuesday now lives in infamy as September 11, 2001.

There are many stories about 9/11, but few as powerful and heartbreaking as those of Susan Retik and Patti Quigley. The suburban mothers from Massachusetts were pregnant the morning their husbands were murdered by terrorists.

Filmmaker Beth Murphy gives us an up-close and unflinching look at Retik and Quigley in the documentary "Beyond Belief"...

inspiring
An incredible story about 2 very courageous women and how we all can make a difference. A true lesson about Love, Caring, Compassion, Involvement and how we can be the change we want the world to see and be!

Two American widows...two amazing women
This documentary follows the journey of two American women who lost their husbands in the planes used in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. What these women do, upon joining forces with each other, is an extraordinary journey toward hope and peace, as they realize their connection to the many Afghan widows devastated by war while, like them, never having had anything to do with the bloody storms around them. These Afghan widows have no resources without husbands and, if they were to marry again, they would be forced to give up their children to their dead husband's families, which none of them were willing to do. The two Americans seek initially to help in small ways, raising money to send chickens, a valued form of income and survival through both eggs and meat, and then decide to meet these courageous women face to face. There are many honest moments of weakness, sadness, and resistance, and they each have very different reactions to the various challenges they face--which...

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