Visionary Documentarian Frederick Wiseman Dead at 96

Prolific director Frederick Wiseman, whose pathbreaking documentaries shed light on aspects of society hitherto in shadow, died on February 16 at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was ninety-six. News of his death was announced by his family through his distribution company, Zipporah Films. First gaining wide acclaim for his 1967 film Titicut Follies, which exposed the […]