Public Housing

Name: Public Housing
Rating: 7.3

Not Rated Documentary

Starring: N/A

Writer: N/A

Release Date:
June 2, 1997

Ratings:
7.3 / 10

Director:
Frederick Wiseman

Companies:
Housing Films

Overview

Public Housing is Wiseman’s unflinching portrayal of life at the Ida B. Wells housing project in Chicago, a raw exposition of the daily conflicts between residents and the bureaucratic machinery to which they are continually subjected. With intimate detail and an abiding dedication to his subject, Wiseman unearths the hidden facets of institutions to find humanity and sites of unexpected beauty.

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