Frederick Wiseman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective
Series | TITICUT FOLLIES, HIGH SCHOOL, LAW AND ORDER, HOSPITAL, BASIC TRAINING, WELFARE, ESSENE, JUVENILE COURT, PRIMATE, MEAT, CANAL ZONE, SINAI FIELD MISSION, MANOEUVRE, MODEL, RACETRACK, DEAF, THE STORE, BLIND, ASPEN, ADJUSTMENT & WORK, MULTI-HANDICAPPED, MISSILE, CENTRAL PARK, ZOO, BALLET, HIGH SCHOOL II, LA COMÉDIE-FRANÇAISE, THE LAST LETTER, STATE LEGISLATURE, BELFAST, MAINE, LA DANSE – LE BALLET DE L’OPERA DE PARIS
A full 45-film retrospective of Frederick Wiseman’s newly restored works beginning Fall 2024
Co-presented by ‘This Is Not a Fiction’
ABOUT THE SERIES:
The American Cinematheque is honored to pay tribute to the legendary documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, with a complete retrospective of all 45 of the master’s works. In one of the most vital instances of film restoration this century, Zipporah Films completed the historic digitization process, making all 45 of Wiseman’s films available digitally. This five-year endeavor saw an additional 33 films of Wiseman’s converted to digital formats, adding to the existing 13 films. Few filmmakers have made such a lasting and continual impact on the art form as Frederick Wiseman, and we are thrilled to present the grand, unparalleled scope of his career through this complete retrospective.
Beginning with his groundbreaking documentary TITICUT FOLLIES, since the 1960s, Wiseman has aimed his camera at various social institutions, shedding light on a myriad of complex social issues and lending a voice (and image) to many of the long-lasting American misgivings about the world we occupy. Serving as both producer and director of every film in his nearly six decades long career, Wiseman continues to build on his staggering oeuvre which includes masterpieces such as: HIGH SCHOOL, LAW AND ORDER, HOSPITAL, JUVENILE COURT, PRIMATE, WELFARE, THE STORE, BLIND, DEAF, AT BERKELEY, NATIONAL GALLERY, IN JACKSON HEIGHTS, CITY HALL, MENUS-PLAISIRS – LES TROISGROS, and many more.
7:00 PM
TITICUT FOLLIES
$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | ‘Frederick Wiseman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
1:00 PM
HIGH SCHOOL
$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Egyptian Theatre | U.S. Premiere of New Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
7:00 PM
LAW AND ORDER
$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | West Coast Premiere of New Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
2:00 PM
HOSPITAL
$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Aero Theatre | U.S. Premiere of New Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
4:00 PM
BASIC TRAINING
$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | World Premiere of New Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
1:00 PM
WELFARE
$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Egyptian Theatre | L.A. Premiere of New 4K Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
7:00 PM
ESSENE
$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | U.S. Premiere of New 4K Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
7:00 PM
JUVENILE COURT
$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | U.S. Premiere of New 4K Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
1:00 PM
PRIMATE
$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | U.S. Premiere of New 4K Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
1:00 PM
MEAT
$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | U.S. Premiere of New 4K Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
3:30 PM
CANAL ZONE
$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | L.A. Premiere of New Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
1:00 PM
SINAI FIELD MISSION
$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | World Premiere of New Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
4:00 PM
MANOEUVRE
$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | World Premiere of New Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
4:00 PM
MODEL
$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | L.A. Premiere of New Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
4:00 PM
RACETRACK
$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | World Premiere of New Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
12:30 PM
DEAF
$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | World Premiere of New Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
12:00 PM
THE STORE
$12.00 (member) ; $17.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Egyptian Theatre | L.A. Premiere of New Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
7:00 PM
BLIND
$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | World Premiere of New Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
12:00 PM
ASPEN
$12.00 (member) ; $17.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Egyptian Theatre | L.A. Premiere of New Restoration!
1:00 PM
ADJUSTMENT & WORK
$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | World Premiere of New Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
‘Frederick Wiseman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
4:00 PM
MULTI—HANDICAPPED
$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | World Premiere of New Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
‘Frederick Wiseman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
7:00 PM
MISSILE
$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | L.A. Premiere of New Restoration!
12:30 PM
CENTRAL PARK
$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | L.A. Premiere of New Restoration!
7:00 PM
ZOO
$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | L.A. Premiere of New Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
‘Frederick Wiseman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
3:30 PM
BALLET
$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | World Premiere of New Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
‘Frederick Wiseman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
11:30 AM
HIGH SCHOOL II
$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | L.A. Premiere of New Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
‘Frederick Wiseman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
11:30 AM
LA COMÉDIE-FRANÇAISE
$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | L.A. Premiere of New Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
‘Frederick Wiseman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
6:30 PM
PUBLIC HOUSING
$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | West Coast Premiere of New Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
‘Frederick Wiseman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
3:00 PM
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | West Coast Premiere of New Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
‘Frederick Wiseman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
4:00 PM
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 2
$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | West Coast Premiere of New Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
‘Frederick Wiseman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
7:00 PM
THE LAST LETTER
$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | L.A. Premiere of New Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
‘Frederick Wiseman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
12:00 PM
STATE LEGISLATURE
$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | L.A. Premiere of New Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This Is Not a Fiction’
‘Frederick Wiseman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
7:30 PM
BELFAST, MAINE
$12.00 (member) ; $17.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Aero Theatre | Pre-recorded introduction by filmmaker Frederick Wiseman
West Coast Premiere of New Restoration!
‘This Is Not a Fiction 2025’ and ‘Frederick Wiseman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
7:00 PM
LA DANSE — LE BALLET DE L'OPERA DE PARIS
$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | L.A. Premiere of New Restoration!
Co-presented by ‘This is Not a Fiction’
‘Frederick Wiseman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
