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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library is a 2017 American documentary film about the New York Public Library (NYPL), directed by Frederick Wiseman. It was screened in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival where it won the FIPRESCI Award.
Currently you are able to watch "Ex Libris: The New York Public Library" streaming on Kanopy for free. Synopsis A documentary about how a dominant cultural and demographic institution both sustains their traditional activities and adapts to the digital revolution.
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Nov 1, 2017 · Ex Libris: Directed by Frederick Wiseman. With Paul Holdengräber, Elvis Costello, Patti Smith, Edmund de Waal. A look within the walls of the New York Public Library.
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Frederick Wiseman’s film, Ex Libris – The New York Public Library, goes behind the scenes of one of the greatest knowledge institutions in the world and reveals it as a place of...
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Sep 13, 2017 · “Ex Libris” portrays the New York Public Library system and by extension all such systems as counterweights to anti-intellectual attitudes, and barrier-eroding forces that help nourish a sense of community and collective responsibility in an era of technologically induced loneliness and narcissism.
Sep 4, 2017 · Movies. Movie Reviews. ‘EX LIBRIS: The New York Public Library’: Film Review | Venice 2017. Frederick Wiseman observes the patrons and administrators of America’s largest library...
Frederick Wiseman’s film, Ex Libris – The New York Public Library, goes behind the scenes of one of the greatest knowledge institutions in the world and reveals it as a place of...