In Jackson Heights
| In Jackson Heights | |
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| Directed by | Frederick Wiseman |
| Produced by |
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| Cinematography | John Davey |
| Edited by | Frederick Wiseman |
Production company |
Moulins Films |
| Distributed by | Zipporah Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 190 minutes |
| Country |
United States France |
| Language |
English Spanish Arabic Hindi |
In Jackson Heights is a 2015 documentary film about the communities of Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City directed by Frederick Wiseman.
Synopsis
The film documents events in Jackson Heights including "a Muslim school, a Jewish center, a meeting of gay and transgender people, a City Council office and the local headquarters of Make the Road New York, an activist organization dedicated to Latino and working-class people."[1]
Release
Critical response
In Jackson Heights has received positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 95%, based on 39 reviews, with an average rating of 8.3/10.[2] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 81 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[3]
In a review for the Los Angeles Times, Michael Phillips wrote that "True to Wiseman's form, In Jackson Heights contains no on-screen identification of camera subjects, no voice-over narration and little in the way of overt polemics. By the end, you arrive at the essential paradox found in every Wiseman portrait: a clear sense of just how cloudy our world and our environments have become."[4] Writing for The New York Times, Manohla Dargis stated that "Mr. Wiseman’s latest documentary is a movingly principled, political look at a dynamic neighborhood in which older waves of pioneers make room for new, amid creeping gentrification."[1]
In Peter Bradshaw's review for The Guardian, he described it as "an engaging portrait — film-making which works from the ground up."[5]
Box office
As of 4 November 2016, the film has grossed $121,094 at the box office.[6]
References
- 1 2 Dargis, Manohla (3 November 2016). "Review: 'In Jackson Heights,' an Ode to the Immigrant Experience". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ↑ "In Jackson Heights (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ↑ "In Jackson Heights reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ↑ Phillips, Michael (10 December 2015). "Review 'In Jackson Heights' gives everyone their say in the multi-ethnic Queens neighborhood". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (6 September 2015). "In Jackson Heights review—immersive documentary brings diverse New York City community alive". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ↑ "In Jackson Heights". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
External links
- Official website
- In Jackson Heights at the Internet Movie Database
- In Jackson Heights on Facebook
- In Jackson Heights official trailer on Vimeo
- In Jackson Heights on Twitter