EX LIBRIS - THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

By Frederick WISEMAN

MODERN FILMS - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline, UNITED KINGDOM

Social issues - Completed 2017


Festivals
& Awards

La Biennale di Venezia - Venice FF 2016
Toronto - TIFF 2017
TIFF Docs
San Sebastian FF 2017
Zabaltegi - Tabakalera
BFI London FF 2017
Official Competition
Busan IFF 2017
Wide Angle
    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • Social issues, Documentary
    • Countries
    • USA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 197 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Frederick WISEMAN
    • Producer(s)
    • Frederick WISEMAN (Ex Libris Films)
    • Synopsis
    • Frederick Wiseman’s film, EX LIBRIS – The New York Public Library, takes the audience behind the scenes of one of the greatest knowledge institutions of the world. The film examines how this legendary institution sustains its traditional activities while adapting to the digital revolution. EX LIBRIS – The New York Public Library shows that libraries inform and educate patrons in a multitude of ways- books, concerts, lectures, classes, and more. The Library strives to inspire learning, advance knowledge and strengthen communities.