"In Jackson Heights" from the Frederick Wiseman retrospective at the REX cinema
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In English with German subtitles.
Meeting time allows us 15 minutes before the film starts to find each other - please be on time so we can get seats together.
NOTE: A film of this length generally has a 10 minute break.
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The following information is all from Wikipedia.
About the film: In Jackson Heights is a 2015 documentary film about the community of Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City. The film received widespread critical acclaim. In 2017, the film was considered the thirteenth "Best Film of the 21st Century So Far" by The New York Times.
The film documents events in Jackson Heights, including a Muslim school, a Jewish center, a meeting of gay and transgender people, a City Council office and the local headquarters of Make the Road New York, an activist organization dedicated to Latino and working-class people.
About the director: Frederick Wiseman (1930–2026) was an American filmmaker, documentarian, theater director, editor and actor. His work primarily explored American institutions. His most notable documentaries include Titicut Follies (1967), Hospital (1970), Welfare (1975) and In Jackson Heights (2015). His films were noted for their dramatic structure despite appearing to eschew narrative devices and for tackling social and economic issues in the United States.
In 2016, Wiseman received an Academy Honorary Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 2017, The New York Times called him "one of the most important and original filmmakers working today".