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Frederick Wiseman

Seventh Row Editors / November 24, 2020

Ep. 67: Frederick Wiseman’s Ex Libris and City Hall

Frederick Wiseman's long career exploring the functions of American institutions continues with his recent City Hall. On this episode, we contrast it with Ex …

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Alex Heeney / October 27, 2018

Frederick Wiseman on Monrovia, Indiana: ‘I learned more about how to make a film by editing myself than any other way.’

In our fourth interview with Frederick Wiseman in as many years, he discusses his latest film, Monrovia, Indiana, collaborating with his longtime …

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Ex Libris: New York Public Library, Frederick Wiseman

Alex Heeney / October 23, 2017

‘Cutting at right angles’: Frederick Wiseman on Ex Libris: New York Public Library

Frederick Wiseman on the making of his exquisite Ex Libris: New York Public Library, which is about the role of the library in society. This is an excerpt from …

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Frederick Wiseman, Gianfranco Rosi

Alex Heeney / October 31, 2016

Two opposing sensibilities: Gianfranco Rosi and Frederick Wiseman

Every documentarian has a unique approach to filmmaking, but you might not expect that Frederick Wiseman and Gianfranco Rosi often have polar opposite …

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Wiseman Jackson Heights

Alex Heeney / November 20, 2015

Wiseman talks making In Jackson Heights

Master documentarian Frederick Wiseman discusses his editing process and how it informed how he shot In Jackson Heights. This is an excerpt from the ebook In …

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National Gallery

Alex Heeney / December 15, 2014

Frederick Wiseman on his new film National Gallery

In this interview, Frederick Wiseman discusses capturing the paintings in National Gallery on film, his editing process, directing theatre, and how to …

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