Frederick Wiseman explores the town of Monrovia, Indiana, in his latest documentary film.
MONROVIA, INDIANA is a film by documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, airing on PBS. Monrovia, Indiana, (population 1,063) is primarily a farming community in mid-America. Wiseman’s film explores the day-to-day experiences living and working in Monrovia, with emphasis on community organizations and institutions, religion and daily life in this farming community.
AIR DATE 4/11/19
Take a complex and nuanced view at daily life in Monrovia, Indiana, and gain understanding of a rural mid-American way of life that has always been important to the country, but whose influence and force have not always been recognized in big cities.
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