Last Man Out of WTC Possibly Slated for Mainstream Film Documentary

Emmy winner and documentary film maker, Pat O’Mahony, is pushing hard with HBO and others to film a story of William Rodriguez, the last man out alive of the World Trade Center and declared a national hero for saving hundreds of lives.

“William’s story needs to be told and what he has to say is a great way to lead up to the bigger story of 9/11,” said O’Mahony last week in New York, a day after receiving an Emmy for his acclaimed documentary called ‘Reporters at War.’
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“It has all the ingredients. The last man out alive, heroism, his fight for the truth and, of course, his interesting life starting back as a boy in Puerto Rico,” said O’Mahony.
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On the morning of 9/11, Rodriguez and at least 14 other people, all able to verify his story, were huddled in a sub-level one office when an explosion emanating from beneath their feet rocked the lower levels of the tower, cracking walls and rupturing sprinkler systems.

The explosion came a split second before Rodriguez said he heard another more faint and distant explosion coming from high above in the tower, which he later surmised to be the airplane striking the upper floors.

Besides those in the office, at least three other eye-witnesses in the sub levels have corroborated Rodriguez’s story. Felipe David, walking in the sub-level hallway near the office and severely burned moments after the basement explosion was heard, stormed into the office where Rodriguez and the others were still reeling from the explosion, yelling ‘explosion, explosion, explosion!’

I am very hesitant to get my hopes up about such a story, but I will keep my fingers crossed that HBO might take a chance in broadcasting a show about Rodriguez's experience in the WTC towers.