Staff Picks: The Films of Frederick Wiseman

Floor staff member Erica Hill is here with our latest Coolidge Staff Pick, highlighting the entire filmography of master documentarian Frederick Wiseman.

"Right now we're donating to the organizations that we love, and we're exploring their digital collections or other virtual content, and these films really go behind the scenes of how all that happens, and they will give us a better appreciation for these institutions until we can visit them again." All of Wiseman's films are available with a library card streaming free on Kanopy.

About Coolidge Staff Picks

While our building may be closed, we're still here to provide the personalized, curated programming you love. We'll be posting Coolidge Staff Picks that you can rent or stream from home, with short video introductions from staff members! For many of them, we'll also be posting clips from past Q&As, discussions, Science on Screen lectures, and more.

This Week

  • In the tense 72 hours before D-Day, the fate of the world hangs in the balance. 

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  • The eagerly awaited sequel to the 2006 phenomenon that defined a generation. 

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  • Academy Award-winning director Daniel Roher’s first narrative feature, starring Leo Woodall, Havana Rose Liu, & Dustin Hoffman.

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  • A new original event film created and directed by Steven Spielberg.

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  • A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.

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  • Welcome to a new world of style.

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  • An all-new show from your favorite arbiters of fake Internet Justice!

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  • The greatest trainwreck in herstory.

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  • David Lynch's startling debut feature is a lasting cult sensation influenced by the writings of Franz Kafka and Nikolai Gogol.

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  • A cocktail of vengeance and lust ...

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  • As P.T. Barnum put it, "There's a sucker born every minute."

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  • Join professor Andre Puca of Emerson College as he explores the style and themes of Anderson’s films spanning all 3 decades of his noteworthy career

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