Liberty Kid is a 2007 low-budget American film directed by Ilya Chaiken.
Two friends Derrick and Tico lost their jobs at a concession stand at the Statue of Liberty because of the September 11 attacks.
[3] Stephen Farber, of The Hollywood Reporter, said that even though "Liberty Kid" is a small film, much of it is deeply poignant; it enhances our compassion for all the ghosts of Sept. 11.
[4] Bilge Ebiri, of The Nerve, said that a lesser director would have played this story for cheap emotions.
But to her eternal credit, Chaiken keeps her movie grounded in her characters, allowing Thompson and Savinon's true-to-life performances to carry us through what is, on paper, an elaborate plot.