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Welfare

Title
Welfare [videorecording] / directed and produced by Frederick Wiseman ; a Zipporah Films release.
Publication
Cambridge, MA : Zipporah Films, [2008?]

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C.1DVDBy appointment only DVDR 2048 W C.1 C.1Performing Arts Research Collections - Reserve Film and Video

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Additional Authors
  • Wiseman, Frederick
  • Brayne, William (Television director)
  • Zipporah Films
Subject
  • Public welfare > United States
  • Public welfare administration > United States
  • Public welfare administration > United States > Case studies
  • Social service > United States > Case studies
  • Welfare recipients > United States
Genre/Form
  • Documentary films.
  • Feature films.
  • Nonfiction films.
  • Feature films – United States.
Note
  • Documentary.
  • Originally produced as a documentary motion picture in 1975.
Credits (note)
  • Editor, Frederick Wiseman ; photographed, William Brayne.
System Details (note)
  • DVD; NTSC; all regions; full screen presentation; Dolby digital 2.0 mono.
Call Number
DVDR 2048 W
Title
Welfare [videorecording] / directed and produced by Frederick Wiseman ; a Zipporah Films release.
Imprint
Cambridge, MA : Zipporah Films, [2008?]
Description
2 videodiscs (167 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
System Details
DVD; NTSC; all regions; full screen presentation; Dolby digital 2.0 mono.
Credits
Editor, Frederick Wiseman ; photographed, William Brayne.
Summary
Observes the daily activities of a large U.S. welfare center. Includes interviews between welfare workers and clients, underscoring the realities of poverty.
Added Author
Wiseman, Frederick.
Brayne, William (Television director)
Zipporah Films.
Research Call Number
DVDR 2048 W
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