Paris, France, Feb 16, 2026 (AFP) - Frederick Wiseman, documentarian of America's institutions, dead at 96

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US documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman died Monday, a representative confirmed to AFP. He was 96 years old. Wiseman died peacefully at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, according to a statement from his production company, Zipporah Films. For more than a half century, Oscar-winner Wiseman patiently observed some of America's most familiar institutions through his dozens of documentaries that shine a rare light on people's daily lives. Vie......

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