Set in the office of Congressman Robert Wexler (Democrat, Florida), "The Hill," is a Sundance Channel documentary series offering a rare glimpse into the charged world of congressional politics. "The Hill" is produced by Roland Park Pictures, Inc. and directed by Ivy Meeropol, a filmmaker (Heir to An Execution) and a former Capitol Hill speechwriter and legislative aide. The six-part series peers into the personal and professional lives of Wexler's young, smart and driven staff.
Consisting of six half-hour episodes, "The Hill" focuses on the inner-workings of the office of Congressman Wexler, an influential member of Congress who has battled the opposition, and sometimes even his own party, on politically sensitive issues such as Social Security reform and the war in Iraq. Wexler, a key member of the House Judiciary Committee and the International Relations Committee, is also actively involved in the Middle East.
"The Hill" features Wexler's Chief of Staff Eric Johnson, Communications Director Lale Mamaux, Legislative Director Jonathan Katz, Legislative Assistant Halie Soifer, and Congressman Wexler.
- THE HILL is nominated for a 2007 International Documentary Association Award!
- "Slickly produced and irresistibly engrossing...series will leave many addicted viewers eager for follow-up episodes."
-- Variety
- "A - ....the access is such that you almost wish every member of Congress had a TV crew."
-- Entertainment Weekly
- "Surprisingly delightful yet seriously political."
-- Christian Science Monitor
- "Sundance Channel's The Hill, a political reality show about smart, ambitious young people...Highbrow and Brilliant."
-- New York Magazine
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- Read the Sundance Channel Press Release.
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