Welfare (18)
Documentarian Frederick Wiseman dives into the Kafka-esque depths of New York’s welfare system.
Wed 29 Jul
19:00
Wed 29 Jul
19:00
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Wed 29 Jul
Unfolding like a Kafka-esque novel, Frederick Wiseman’s remarkable, penetrative documentary reveals the absurdities of New York’s welfare system from the point of view of the staff administering it and the claimants attempting to access it.
Deeply serious yet playful in parts, Welfare highlights the myriad reasons why people seek help and the complex tangle of regulations that frequently deny it.
- Director
- Frederick Wiseman
- Duration
- 167 min
- Opening
- Wed 29 Jul
- Year
- 1975
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
Certificate: 18