Remembering the Filmmaker Frederick Wiseman
The New Yorker
by Richard BrodyFebruary 17, 2026
With films including “Monrovia, Indiana,” “In Jackson Heights,” “Welfare,” and “City Hall,” Wiseman probed ideas of political and social power, Richard Brody writes.
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Originally published on The New Yorker on 2/17/2026