In Jackson Heights
- Karen Konicek
- Frederick Wiseman
company
PBS (USA) (TV)
- 4 September 2015 (2015-09-04) (Venice Film Festival)
France
Spanish
Arabic
Hindi
In Jackson Heights is a 2015 documentary film about the community of Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, directed by Frederick Wiseman. The film received widespread critical acclaim.[1][2] In 2017, the film was considered the thirteenth "Best Film of the 21st Century So Far" by The New York Times.[3]
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."[4]
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.[1] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 81 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[2]
In a review for the Los Angeles Times, Michael Phillips wrote, "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."[5] For The New York Times, Manohla Dargis wrote, "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."[4]
In Peter Bradshaw's review for The Guardian, he called it "an engaging portrait—film-making which works from the ground up."[6]
Accolades
[7]
Award | Subject | Nominee | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Chicago International Film Festival | Best Documentary | Frederick Wiseman | Nominated |
Cinema Eye Honors[8] | Outstanding Achievement in Direction | Frederick Wiseman | Nominated |
Indiewire Critics' Poll | Best Documentary | 3rd Place | |
International Cinephile Society Awards[9] | Best Documentary | 2nd Place | |
International Online Cinema Awards[10] | Best Documentary | Frederick Wiseman | 3rd Place |
BFI London Film Festival[11] | Documentary Film | Frederick Wiseman | Nominated |
National Society of Film Critics Awards[12] | Best Non-Fiction Film | 2nd Place | |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards[13] | Best Non-Fiction Film | Won | |
Venice International Film Festival | Queer Lion | Nominated | |
Village Voice Film Poll | Best Documentary | 4th Place |
Box office
As of 4 November 2016, the film has grossed $121,094 at the box office.[14]
References
- ^ a b "IN JACKSON HEIGHTS (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ a b "In Jackson Heights 2015". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ Dargis, Manohla; Scott, A.O. (9 June 2017). "The 25 Best Films of the 21st Century...So Far". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ a b Dargis, Manohla (3 November 2016). "Review: 'In Jackson Heights,' an Ode to the Immigrant Experience". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Awards". IMDB. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "9TH ANNUAL CINEMA EYE". Cinema Eye Honors. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Carol Takes the Driver's Seat at 2016 ICS Award Nominations". ICS Film. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)". IMDB. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "The 59th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express® announces full 2015 programme". British Film Institute. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Awards for 2015 films". National Society of Film Critics. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "2015 Awards". NYFCC. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "In Jackson Heights". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
External links
- Official website
- In Jackson Heights at IMDb
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