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Discovery+ nabbed the distribution rights to “No Responders Left Behind,” a feature documentary chronicling Jon Stewart and two other activists as they fight to get health benefits and compensation for 9/11 first responders. Stewart’s work on this issue has been well known for some time, and now his collaborators will get the spotlight too. The film also highlights the work of first responder and 9/11 social activist John Feal and Fdny hero Ray Pfeifer as they work with the former “Daily Show” host to secure benefits for all.

Announced on the morning of Discovery’s upfront presentation to advertisers, this is one of the first projects the streamer revealed since news of its merger with WarnerMedia hit yesterday. While the decision has many in the media world scratching their heads with its mix of news and high- and low-culture hits, “No Responders Left Behind” is the kind of high-profile project that...

Discovery Plus will premiere “No Responders Left Behind,” a documentary about the fight waged by former “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart, social activist John Feal and Fdny hero Ray Pfeifer to get health benefits and compensation for 9/11 first responders. The film will stream on Discovery Plus globally this September.

“’No Responders Left Behind’ is a profile of the grit and perseverance of a few determined individuals who fought to ensure the rights of the men and women who put their health on the line and showed up to help in the days and weeks that followed that fateful day 20 years go,” said Lisa Holme, SVP of Content and Commercial Strategy, Discovery, Inc. “This compelling film does what we set out to do with discovery+ documentaries: tell the most important stories of our time and help give a voice to the voiceless.”

Shot over five years, the documentary reveals the battle led by Stewart,...

Former “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart has found his latest project in “No Responders Left Behind,” a documentary chronicling the fight to get health benefits for 9/11 first responders.

Blue Ant International has acquired exclusive rights to the 90-minute documentary, which follows 9/11 social activist John Feal and Fdny hero Ray Pfeifer as they take on the U.S. government to ensure health and compensation for thousands of ailing first responders who are dying from toxins released at Ground Zero.

Produced by Paradox Pictures Inc. and produced by Kelly Zemnickis, and directed by Rob Lindsay, the documentary was shot over five years. Feal and Pfeifer’s journey takes an emotional turn when the latter is diagnosed with brain cancer from his exposure to Ground Zero toxins.

“John Feal and all the first responders have done so much for me, for the community, for the city, for the country. To be able to repay...

The courageous march, led by activist John Feal and helped by Jon Stewart, to ensure 9/11 first responders were able to pay for healthcare, is being explored in a new documentary that has just scored a significant international sales deal.

Paradox Pictures is producing the 90-minute doc No Responders Left Behind, which will explore the long and arduous process of getting the U.S. government to ensure health and compensation for thousands of ailing first responders who are dying from toxins released at Ground Zero.

The story is led by John Feal, who had part of his foot amputated from a falling steel beam at Ground Zero following the September 11 attacks, working closely with former The Daily Show host Stewart. It also features the story of Fdny hero Ray Pfeifer, who died in 2017 of 9/11-related cancer.

Blue Ant International has now taken the global rights to the film.

It comes a year...