This spring, discover the unparalleled artistry of Frederick Wiseman, one of cinema’s greatest documentarians, in a citywide retrospective across Boston’s leading cultural venues, including the MFA, Somerville Theater, Brattle Theatre, and Coolidge Corner Theatre. Known for his patient, immersive approach, the Boston-based director crafts films that reveal the inner workings of institutions and human interaction with rare sensitivity and depth.

At the MFA, catch Wiseman’s acclaimed works Titicut Follies (1967), his groundbreaking and controversial expose of the Bridgewater State Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Massachusetts, and National Gallery (2014), a mesmerizing portrait of one of the world’s great art museums.

Join us for this extraordinary celebration of a master filmmaker whose work reminds us to look closer and think deeper.