Monrovia, Indiana USA 2018 | 143 min | OV | Colour | FF 2018
Frederick Wiseman
FREDERICK WISEMAN (*1930) is seen as a pioneer of the purely observational Direct Cinema. For his comprehensive and influential life's work, including "Titicut Follies" (1967), "Primate" (1974), "La Danse" (2009) and "National Gallery" (2014), he was awarded an Honorary Oscar in 2016. FILMFEST HAMBURG showed "In Jackson Heights" (2015), "Ex Libris" (2017) and "Monrovia, Indiana" (2018).rated for 0 + years
DOCUMENTARY During his research of contemporary American life, master documentarist Frederick Wiseman spent time in the Mid-West – and illuminated an America far from the big cities. Monrovia, a small community with 1,400 inhabitants, in the vast expanses of the Mid-West. Farming is the key source of income, the shrinking community is a tight network of shared values and rituals. Frederick Wiseman spent nine weeks in Monrovia documenting everyday life with great openness and sensitivity. He gives the lie to some of the clichés of rural life and creates an understanding of the particular provincial heartbeat in a globalized world. Website: www.zipporah.com
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Original title: Monrovia, Indiana
Film type: Documentary Feature
Original language: English
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Language and subtitles: OV
Director: Frederick Wiseman
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Producer: Frederick Wiseman, Karen Konicek
Director of Photography: John Davey
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Editor: Frederick Wiseman
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Format: dcp
Printsource: Zipporah Films
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World Sales: Doc & Film International
Production: Civic Film, Zipporah Films
Contact: Emily Glaser, Zipporah Films: info@zipporah.com
