“Out of the Clear Blue Sky” isn’t the first documentary about 9/11, but its chronicle of bond trader Cantor Fitzgerald tells a uniquely epic tale of a corporate family… Among the company’s survivors was CEO Howard Lutnick, who arrived — at the moment the planes did — after accompanying his son on his first day of kindergarten. Lutnick’s brother, Gary, wasn’t so fortunate. Nor was filmmaker Danielle Gardner’s brother, Douglas. Her personal connection permeates the movie and adds to its raw intimacy. “Out of the Clear Blue Sky” plunges into the murky grey Ground Zero and beyond to chart how the employees, the chief executive and the company itself rose from the ashes in hopes of rebirth. In the process, it explores poignant questions. What does it take to bring back a business from near death? Which is more ethical, letting that business go or focusing on the bottom line?
JCC Greenwich