Last week, Film at Lincoln Center announced one of the most exciting retrospective series in years, “Frederick Wiseman: An American Institution,” which features a massive selection of 33 films (most of which are very difficult to find), spanning the six decades of the iconic filmmaker’s prolific career — and they’re all in 4K. They were newly restored from their original camera negatives and sound elements by Zipporah Films and overseen by Wiseman throughout a five-year restoration process, serving as one of the most essential restoration projects of recent years. Once limited to 16mm film prints rarely screened in theaters, these invaluable works can now be experienced in their fullest form at the Walter Reade Theater.
33 newly restored and very difficult to find films from the legendary documentarian Frederick Wiseman are coming to Lincoln Center. Read More