State Legislature (film)

State Legislature is a 2007 American documentary film directed by Frederick Wiseman. It details the workings of the Idaho Legislature. Wiseman filmed for a total of 160 hours over a full 12-week session of the legislature, later editing his content down to a 3 ½ hour film. Wiseman was interested in the topic as a way to show one of the more basic political systems in America at work. It was first broadcast on PBS on June 2007.[1]

For legislative bodies of U.S. states, see State legislature (United States).
State Legislature
State capitol building in Boise, Idaho
Directed byFrederick Wiseman
Produced byIdaho Film Inc.
Thirteen/WNET New York in association with ITVS
CinematographyJohn Davey
Distributed byZipporah Films
Release date
February 15, 2007
Running time
217 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

References
  1. Jensen, Elizabeth (10 June 2007). "Not-So-Private Idaho, Pursuing Democracy". The New York Times.


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