Mr. Wiseman is an artist. His shots are carefully composed and painstakingly edited into assemblages that reveal the layers and patterns of experience. His movies are not raw transcripts of reality, but artifacts and representations, at once abstract and laden with content. You can’t rush through them because the usual temporal maps – the ingrained ideas of structure and sequence that guide you through stories – are unavailable. You don’t know what will happen next, which means you have to give the totality of your eyes, ears and mind to what is happening right now.
–A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Award Winning Films by Frederick Wiseman
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CITY HALL Screening at a (Virtual) Cinema or Festival Near You
An IFP Gotham Awards Best Documentary Nominee!
Frederick Wiseman's new documentary is screening via virtual cinema and in select venues worldwide. Check out our full list of screenings and support your local cinema!More Info...
Wednesdays With Wiseman Virtual Screenings, Opening October 21!
Watch three Wiseman classic films followed by conversations between Frederick Wiseman and other renowned documentary filmmakers. All screenings are virtual. Support your local cinema!More Info...
Watch the CITY HALL Trailer
Exclusive! Watch the trailer for Frederick Wiseman's latest film, CITY HALL, which Indiewire calls "a microcosm of America."More Info...
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Mr. Wiseman is available for lectures and workshops. Requests for guest appearances should be made well in advance.
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