Nick Pinkerton

The second review found in The Village Voice, “The Woman Who Wasn’t There” written by Nick Pinkerton, explores the tale that Tania Head told to all as well as the story of her exposure. Her lies involved real life people, such as her fake fiancée who was an actual victim of the attacks as well as “Man in the Red Bandana” Welles Crowther who saved many lives but also fell as a victim that day in the towers. The article asks one question of the purpose of the documentary, with that question being, “Why should we give any more attention to someone whose emotional-manipulation was driven by a thirst for it, especially since Esteve/Head, like most fantasists, is a tremendously boring woman” (Pinkerton, 2012).

The article agrees that the exposure of her lies and wrong-doing are necessary steps through the establishment of her initial misrepresentation to the entire country but at the same time questions why the continued exposure of this woman through a book, a TV series and a documentary were entirely necessary when now we are giving her what she wanted once again. I would agree with this article as well, because although the story is so fascinating and portrayed in a tasteful way through the documentary, it is also fueling the woman’s megalomania.