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Central Park

Aug 12—Aug 14, 2025
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Directed by Fredrick Wiseman (1990)
A signature work by venerated documentation Frederick Wiseman, Central Park is a film about the famous New York City landmark of the title and the variety of ways in which people make use of it: running, boating, walking, skating, music, theatre, sports, picnics, parades and concerts. The film also illustrates the complex problems the New York City Parks Department deals with in order to maintain and preserve the park and keep it open and accessible to the public.

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      176min

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      Peter Jay Sharp Building
      BAM Rose Cinemas

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