Iconic documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman dies at 96
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Frederick Wiseman, the influential American documentary filmmaker known for objective portraits of institutions—from hospitals to neighborhoods—died at 96 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He founded Zipporah Films in 1971 and received an honorary Academy Award in 2016, cementing a career that reshaped nonfiction cinema.
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