Its directed byKimberly Reed, a Montana native and openly trans filmmaker whose credits includeProdigal SonsandDark Money.
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The Seat 31 of the title refers to Zephyrs desk within the House chamber.
Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr stands in protest on the House floor on April 24, 2023, in the Montana State Capitol in Helena, Mont.Courtesy of Thom Bridge-Independent Record via AP
That bench, next to a snack bar, became her workspace.
Two Black Democratic lawmakers were kicked out; a white Democrat narrowly avoided expulsion.
All of this stuff with Zooey heated up about a month or six weeks after that.
Rep. Zooey Zephyr’s makeshift workspace in a hallway outside the House chamber in Montana’s capitolCourtesy of Claire Jones
So, that was sort of the context that I was viewing everything in, Reed explains.
Reed characterizes the Republican response as thin-skinned.
It has been very interesting to see the attacks on Rep. Sarah McBride, Reed notes.
That bill did not make it out of committee.
Reed draws a parallel between that bill failing in committee and the purpose of the documentary.
In 2024, Zephyr overwhelming won reelection, earning more than 80 percent of the vote.
The Republican super majority that was necessary to expel her last session is no longer intact, Reed says.
They no longer have two thirds of the votes so that expel her.
Its very unlikely that shell be expelled again.
So yes, she is back and representing the folks in Missoula.
