Wiseman spent a career filming institutions from the inside, and MODEL is the one where the institution is glamour itself — bookings, shoots, agents doing arithmetic on other people's faces. Genevieve Yue introduces this screening, one node in the two-week citywide Wiseman retrospective coordinated by UnionDocs. Saturday evening, 129 minutes, and nobody on screen tells you what to think.
What to expect
A 129-minute observational documentary on DCP, preceded by a live introduction from Genevieve Yue on Saturday, September 5. Metrograph is assigned-seating, so choosing seats in advance is the norm rather than the exception. The screening is one node in a citywide Wiseman's New York program running across multiple venues.
Good to know
- Genevieve Yue introduces the Saturday, September 5 show — the introduction is specific to that date.
- Metrograph is assigned-seating; the box office opens 30 minutes before the day's first showtime.
- Tickets are $18 general, $11 members, $12 seniors 65+ and guests with disabilities.
- Latecomers are not admitted more than 15 minutes after the scheduled start time.
- Running time is 129 minutes; the film screens on DCP.
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Common questions
Is the introduction only on Saturday?
Yes. Metrograph lists the introduction by Genevieve Yue specifically for the Saturday, September 5 screening.
What is Wiseman's New York?
A two-week citywide celebration coordinated by UnionDocs of the films in which Frederick Wiseman turned his camera on New York City and its institutions.
Can I turn up at the last minute?
Metrograph will not admit anyone arriving more than 15 minutes after the scheduled start, and seats are assigned, so book ahead.
How long is MODEL?
129 minutes, screening on DCP, distributed by Zipporah Films.
