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Public Housing
Frederick Wiseman
Documentary | USA | 1997 | 195 min
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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.

CREDITS

Director, Producer, Editor, Sound: Frederick Wiseman

FILM INFO
Year : 1997
Country : USA
Runtime : 195 min
Language : English
Colour : -