Knock Down the House
Documentary follows four American women, insurgents running for Congress against powerful incumbents. With no political experience and no corporate donations behind them, the odds are hugely against the political outsiders, but one of them, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is about to pull off one of the biggest upsets in American political history and seize the spotlight of news media worldwide.
"This seamlessly edited and heart-wrenching character story captures these four women’s unlikely journey to inspire Americans to get fired up about the new faces of politics. Director Rachel Lears gives viewers intimate and unprecedented access to the first days of Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign, revealing the candidate’s fierce fight to be elected the country’s youngest member of Congress." (Sundance Film Festival)
- Director:
- Rachel Lears ('The Hand That Feeds')
- Cast:
- Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAmy VilelaCori BushPaula Jean Swearengin
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressA tribute to the energy of every woman who pledged that in 2018 they would make a difference.
Hollywood Reporter
pressAny way you slice it, and even if you're not entirely in agreement with the various subjects' positions on Medicare for all or the Green New Deal, this film is a winner by a landslide.
Variety
pressA tribute to the energy of every woman who pledged that in 2018 they would make a difference.
Hollywood Reporter
pressAny way you slice it, and even if you're not entirely in agreement with the various subjects' positions on Medicare for all or the Green New Deal, this film is a winner by a landslide.
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