State Legislature | |
Director: | Frederick Wiseman |
Producer: | Idaho Film Inc. Thirteen/WNET New York in association with ITVS |
Cinematography: | John Davey |
Distributor: | Zipporah Films |
Runtime: | 217 minutes |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
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 in June 2007.[1]