Meyer allowed the film’s release to the general public, saying that as time had passed, privacy concerns had become less important than First Amendment concerns. He also said that many of the former patients had died, so there was little risk of a violation of their dignity. The state Supreme Court ordered that "A brief explanation shall be included in the film that changes and improvements have taken place at Massachusetts Correctional Institution Bridgewater since 1966." The film was shown on PBS on September 4, 1992, its first American television airing. Before, a narrative warning and an introduction by Charlie Rose were played. Following the broadcast, a message was shown stating that improvements had been made since the time of production. The film is now legally available through its distributor, Zipporah Films Inc., for purchase or rental on DVD and for educational and individual license. Zipporah released the DVD to the home market in December 2007. In 2020, the film was shown on Turner Classic Movies. In 2022, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Accolades Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival: Mannheim Film Ducat, Frederick Wiseman; 1967. Festival Dei Popoli: Best Film Dealing with the Human Condition; Florence, Italy; 1967. See also List of American films of 1967 Cocksucker Blues, documentary of a Rolling Stones tour, largely unseen due to legal restrictions related to privacy issues References Notes Bibliography Carolyn Anderson and Thomas W. Bensson. Documentary Dilemmas: Frederick Wiseman's Titicut Follies (Southern Illinois University Press, 1991, ) Barry Keith Grant and Frederick Wiseman. Five Films by Frederick Wiseman – Titicut Follies, High School, Welfare, High School II, Public Housing (University of California Press, 2006, ) External links Titicut Follies Official Web-site Titicut Follies film review by Roger Ebert 1967 films 1967 documentary films American documentary films Works subject to a lawsuit Anti-psychiatry Bridgewater, Massachusetts Black-and-white documentary films Human rights abuses in the United States Documentary films about forensic psychiatry Documentary films about Massachusetts Documentary films about mental disorders Films directed by Frederick Wiseman Films set in psychiatric hospitals American black-and-white films 1960s English-language films 1960s American films United States National Film Registry films