From an early age Zierra 's goal was to become a filmmaker . He attended film studies classes at NYU , Texas A&M and UCLA . His first documentary , '' Carving Out Our Name '' premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to much acclaim . Shortly after , Zierra went on the road to capture America ’s reaction to the September 11 attacks . The film that emerged , '' USA The Movie '' , explores the cyclical nature of violence and retaliation . The film was the subject of an in-depth analysis from a Deleuzian perspective by scholar and commentator Dion Dennis
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Tony Zierra