Frederick Wiseman was an American filmmaker known for his documentaries that examine the functioning of American institutions. His notable films included Titicut Follies (1967), an unflinching look at the conditions inside a state hospital for the criminally insane; Hospital (1970), about an inner-city hospital; Public Housing (1997); Monrovia, Indiana (2018), an exploration of a small Midwestern town; and City Hall (2020), which examines Boston’s local government, from how it functions to its policies on such issues as affordable housing and racial injustice.
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