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Public Housing

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Original title: Public Housing
Year: 1997
Running time: 200 min.
Country: United States
Director: Frederick Wiseman
Screenwriter: Frederick Wiseman
Cast: Documentary
Cinematography: John Davey
Producer: Housing Films
Genre: Documentary | Independent Film (US)
Synopsis: "Public Housing" documents daily life at the Ida B. Wells public housing development in Chicago. The film illustrates some of the experiences of people living in conditions of extreme poverty. Events shows include the work of the tenants council, street life, the role of police, job training programs, drug education, teenage mothers, dysfunctional families, elderly residents, nursery school and after school teenage programs and the activities of the city, state and federal governments in maintaining and changing public housing.

Awards: 1999: Satellite Awards: Nominated for Best Documentary

1998: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Nominated for Best Documentary

1998: Satellite Awards: nominated to Motion Picture, Documentary.

1998: National Society of Film Critics (NSFC): nominated to Best Documentary.

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Public Housing

1997

Frederick Wiseman

7.6

(28)