Missile—Wisemania Film Series
Schedule
Sun, 01 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Humanities Quadrangle, Room L01, 320 York Street, New Haven, CT | New Haven, CT
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MISSILE (Frederick Wiseman, 1988, 16mm, 115 mins)If your nuclear anxieties were set off by DR. STRANGELOVE last month (or FAIL SAFE last fall), see the real-life foundation for those fears with MISSILE, Wiseman’s look at the training program for the officers overseeing our intercontinental ballistic missile stockpile. Filmed at Vandenberg Air Force Base, this doc follows officers through classrooms, briefings, psych exams, and simulations, revealing the logic and language of technological warfare. Introduction by Tyler Bowen. 16mm print from the Yale Film Archive.
“Wisemania” is a multi-year exploration of the works of documentarian Frederick Wiseman.
Full schedule: bit.ly/yalefilmarchivescreenings
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
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