Focus on Frederick Wiseman
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When Frederick Wiseman passed away earlier this year, he left behind 48 films as director. A documentarian, he rejected the idea of 'truth' in cinema, acknowledging that each creative choice he made was a step further away. He referred to his films as 'reality fictions', but upon reflection, they seem like the truest that cinema has ever been.
Throughout spring, ACMI will present a selection of Frederick Wiseman’s films focusing on public institutions over time. From the Kansas City Police Department in 1969’s Law and Order to 2020’s City Hall.
Like Wiseman’s oeuvre, these films tell us about ourselves and the world we live in, but over time – as we’ve seen with his earlier films – they take on more meaning as key markers, immortalising a world that was.
🔗 Full program & tickets: https://www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/focus-on-frederick-wiseman/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=event&utm_term=spring26&utm_content=event&utm_campaign=frederickwiseman
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📅 5 Sep – 28 Nov
📍Cinemas, Level 2, ACMI, Fed Square
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Image: Zoo (1993) © Zipporah Films
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ACMI would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways of greater Melbourne, the people of the Kulin Nation, and recognise that ACMI is located on the lands of the Wurundjeri people.
We recognise the connection of First Peoples to their Country and that Treaty marks a renewed relationship grounded in truth-telling, self‑determination and respect.
We also acknowledge First Nations people as the original storytellers of this land and celebrate their significant contribution to the contemporary moving image.
Throughout spring, ACMI will present a selection of Frederick Wiseman’s films focusing on public institutions over time. From the Kansas City Police Department in 1969’s Law and Order to 2020’s City Hall.
Like Wiseman’s oeuvre, these films tell us about ourselves and the world we live in, but over time – as we’ve seen with his earlier films – they take on more meaning as key markers, immortalising a world that was.
🔗 Full program & tickets: https://www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/focus-on-frederick-wiseman/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=event&utm_term=spring26&utm_content=event&utm_campaign=frederickwiseman
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📅 5 Sep – 28 Nov
📍Cinemas, Level 2, ACMI, Fed Square
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Image: Zoo (1993) © Zipporah Films
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ACMI would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways of greater Melbourne, the people of the Kulin Nation, and recognise that ACMI is located on the lands of the Wurundjeri people.
We recognise the connection of First Peoples to their Country and that Treaty marks a renewed relationship grounded in truth-telling, self‑determination and respect.
We also acknowledge First Nations people as the original storytellers of this land and celebrate their significant contribution to the contemporary moving image.
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Where is it happening?
ACMI, Federation Square, Flinders Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3000
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