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Frederick Wiseman’s CITY HALL
STREAMING in our Virtual
Screening Room starting Friday, November
6th at 10 AM.
Public $12 | Members $10
“I made CITY HALL to
illustrate why government is necessary for people to successfully live
together. CITY HALL shows a city government offering a wide variety of
important and necessary services to a major American city whose population
exemplifies the history of diversity of America. The Boston city government is
designed and strives to offer these services in a manner consistent with the
Constitution and democratic norms.” – Frederick Wiseman
City government touches almost every
aspect of our lives. Most of us are unaware of or take for granted these
necessary services such as police, fire, sanitation, veterans affairs, elder
support, parks, licensing of various professional activities, recordkeeping of
birth, marriage and death as well as hundreds of other activities that support
Boston residents and visitors. CITY HALL, by Frederick Wiseman, shows the
efforts by Boston city government to provide these services. The film also
illustrates the variety of ways the city administration enters into civil
discourse with the citizens of Boston. Mayor Walsh and his administration are
presented addressing a number of their policy priorities which include racial
justice, affordable housing, climate action, and homelessness. CITY HALL shows
a city government successfully offering a wide variety of services to a diverse
population. (2020, USA, 272 min, English | dir. Frederick Wiseman)
Click HERE to view a discussion on the film City Hall with Frederick Wiseman, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, and Boston Globe film critic Ty Burr, hosted by our friends at Coolidge Corner Theatre!
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