{"id":2364,"date":"2014-01-09T10:13:24","date_gmt":"2014-01-09T18:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/?p=5154"},"modified":"2023-08-24T16:04:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T23:04:05","slug":"frederick-wiseman-films","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/frederick-wiseman-films\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look Back at the Films of Frederick Wiseman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The television premiere of Frederick Wiseman&#8217;s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/documentaries\/at-berkeley\/\">At Berkeley<\/a><\/em>, his 42nd film, seemed an especially apt time to introduce viewers who may not be as familiar with the prolific documentarian&#8217;s previous work. In a career that has spanned more than five decades, beginning with 1967&#8217;s hugely impactful, and once-banned,\u00a0<em>Titicut Follies,<\/em> Wiseman has focused his lens on institutions and everyday settings, bringing out the humanity in each film&#8217;s diverse cast of characters.<\/p>\n<p>While reading about each film is one way to learn more about them, here instead is a collection of clips from some of his work and interviews with Wiseman himself, as well as how to get a hold of them via Wiseman&#8217;s company, Zipporah Films.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>Titicut Follies<\/em> (1967)<\/p>\n<p>Frederick Wiseman introduces the film before a screening and then is interviewed\u00a0at the Stranger Than Docs Film Festival.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Frederick Wiseman: Reverse Shot Direct Address #8\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/18720189?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<p>Clip from <em>Titicut Follies:<\/em><\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Frederick Wiseman: TITICUT FOLLIES\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YuAGuf-QhAQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p><em>Boxing Gym<\/em> (2010)<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trailer for Frederick Wiseman&#039;s BOXING GYM\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/15197068?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"480\" height=\"272\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<p><em>Basic Training<\/em> (1971)<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1 MINUTE OF - Basic training (1971) Frederick Wiseman\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zyB3djkdfxk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p><em>Model<\/em> (1980): Two quick pieces on this glimpse into the fashion industry, early &#8217;80s style.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Belfast, Maine<\/em> (1999):<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tc_Zim1Ra-0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\n<p><em>Hospital<\/em>\u00a0(1969):<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Frederick Wiseman: Hospital\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lqFCgQ_6sDA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p><em>La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet<\/em> (2009):<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"La Danse - Official Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KN1cc3C9tdg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span><\/span><i>At Berkeley&#160;<\/i>is&#160;Frederick Wiseman&#8217;s<span>&#160;42nd film, and we curated this&#160;collection of video clips and links introducing viewers who may not be as familiar with the prolific documentarian&#8217;s previous work to&#160;his incredible filmography.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":9335,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1338,97],"tags":[],"topic":[1247],"class_list":["post-2364","blog","type-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film-history","category-independent-film","topic-cinema"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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