Claustrophobic Cinematography: Inside the Dark, Cramped Shooting of ‘September 5’

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• Director Tim Fehlbaum takes an unconventional approach, confining the entire film to the ABC Sports broadcast booth during the tragic events, giving audiences a visceral, fly-on-the-wall perspective.
• Cinematographer Markus Forderer employed a dark, gritty visual style to heighten the sense of tension and immediacy, using a cramped space and tight framing to make viewers feel just as confined as the characters.