Venice: 4 Clips From Frederick Wiseman's New Documentary 'In Jackson Heights'
Famed documentarian Frederick Wiseman may be 85-years-old, but he's working a clip worthy of a filmmaker half his age. He's been busy knocking out documentaries at nearly one per year since 2009 (he did miss delivering something in 2012), and he continues to be in top form. His last two efforts, "National Gallery" (review here) and "At Berkeley" (our review), got some very good notices, and now he's at the Venice Film Festival, where he'll debut his next film, "In Jackson Heights."
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Once again, Wiseman is taking a deep, immersive look, this time bringing his camera to the titular New York City neighborhood, chronicling the diverse, multi-ethnic citizens, in a picture that runs over three-hours-long. Here's the official synopsis:
In Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, live many immigrants coming from South America, Mexico, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan,...