Titicut Follies
Frederick Wiseman, 1967, 84 min

Wiseman’s landmark debut film takes us inside a Massachusetts institution for the criminally insane, unflinchingly documenting the treatment and mistreatment of inmates. Often blurring the distinction between doctors and patients, and at times harrowing to watch, the film was prohibited from general distribution in the USA for almost 25 years.

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Screening as part of our Close-Up on Frederick Wiseman