Titanic: The Aftermath

Titanic: The Aftermath is a fascinating Discovery Channel documentary that looks at the recovery effort after the disaster. Through dramatic reenactments the documentary follows the mobilization effort to recover and identify the bodies of the passengers and crews of the RMS Titanic that died in the sinking. Additional, several descendants of Titanic families recount the stories of their ancestor; from identifying bodies to fighting for relief funds. It has a little trouble weaving the various narratives, but each provides an interesting perspective on aspects of the Titanic disaster that are often overlooked. Also, the reenactment actors do a fair job and the sets and costumes look pretty good (thought obviously not up to feature film quality). Titanic: The Aftermath is a solid documentary that sheds light on a very important but often overlooked part of the Titanic story.