Errol Morris is a world-renowned documentary filmmaker. His film, The Fog of War, won an Academy Award in 2004 for Best Documentary Feature. He has also directed A Brief History of Time, The Thin Blue Line, Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control and Standard Operating Procedure.

Academy Award-winning director Errol Morris writes about his favorite scenes from the films of documentary film pioneer Frederick Wiseman. Wiseman’s latest, La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet, has just been released nationally. Watch clips below chosen from The Daily Beast’s Curator.