ZFF Masters: Frederick Wiseman

Frederick Wiseman is one of the most influential documentary filmmakers of recent decades. With his moving portraits of important US institutions, Wiseman has succeeded in capturing the „American soul“. Neither interviews nor voice-overs intervene in chronicler Wiseman’s observant approach. His award winning milestones include such titles as TITICUT FOLLIES (1967), WELFARE (1975) and the 2013 released university portrait AT BERKELEY. Wiseman has also recently increased his activities in Europe. This doyen of documentary film speaks at the ZFF MASTERS about his work. What does he find so fascinating about Direct Cinema? Where do his themes come from? And what projects attract his attention today?