Welfare (Wiseman)
documentary
151
Stimulating
Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention
Score Breakdown
Cognitive Stimulation/50
36
Educational Value/50
38
Craft & Quality/50
40
IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
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The TVI Take
Frederick Wiseman observational documentary about a New York welfare center. Educational about the American welfare system and the bureaucratic processing of human need.
Formally distinctive in its refusal of narrative structure.
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