Knock Down the House
2019•PG•1h 26m•7.1•Released
Documentary
In 2018, a young bartender in the Bronx, a coal miner’s daughter in West Virginia, a grieving mother in Nevada and a registered nurse in Missouri join a movement of insurgent candidates challenging powerful incumbents in Congress. Without political experience or corporate money, these four women are attempting to do what many consider impossible.
Director
Rachel Lears
Writer
Rachel Lears, Ryan Blotnick
Languages
English
Studio
Atlas Films
Cast
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Self
Cori Bush
Self
Paula Jean Swearingen
Self
Amy Vilela
Self
Joe Crowley
Self
Ilhan Omar
Self
Joe Manchin III
Self
Nancy Pelosi
Self (archive footage)
Production
Company
Atlas Films
Company
Artemis Rising
Company
Doc Society
Producer
Sarah Olson
Producer
Rachel Lears
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