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NPR (Chloe Veltman) - Frederick Wiseman, who captured the weirdness and wonder of everyday life, dies at 96

The prolific, pioneering filmmaker made dozens of documentaries and chronicled the inner workings of institutions. His 1967 film, Titicut Follies, revealed appalling conditions at a prison facility.

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Sourcehttps://www.npr.org/2026/02/16/1184170407/frederick-wiseman-obituary
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NYTIMES (John Anderson) - Frederick Wiseman, 96, Penetrating Documentarian of Institutions, Dies

He exposed abuses in films like “Titicut Follies,” a once-banned portrait of a mental hospital, but ranged widely in subject matter, from a Queens neighborhood to a French restaurant.

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Sourcehttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/movies/frederick-wiseman-dead.html
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