(JTA) — Frederick Wiseman got on the phone from his apartment in Paris. The 91-year-old filmmaker’s voice was hoarse, and he had to excuse himself a few times to speak to a doctor on the other ...

Few (if any) filmmakers have chronicled American institutions and public spaces like Frederick Wiseman. Ever since the 1960s, the director has provided invaluable insight into the programs and ...

There are not many initial viewings I remember so vividly as I do watching Frederick Wiseman's "Titicut Follies." I was a junior in college taking a course on the history of documentary and when ...

If you Google one of Frederick Wiseman’s earliest films, “Hospital” (1970), the search engine’s results identify it as a “Documentary/Comedy.” Shot at a ...