Knock Down the House

Knock Down the House is a 2019 American documentary film directed by Rachel Lears. It revolves around the 2018 congressional primary campaigns of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amy Vilela, Cori Bush and Paula Jean Swearengin, four progressive Democrats endorsed by Justice Democrats and Brand New Congress who ran in that year's midterm elections.

Knock Down the House
Official poster
Directed byRachel Lears
Written by
  • Rachel Lears
  • Robin Blotnick
Produced by
  • Rachel Lears
  • Robin Blotnick
  • Sarah Olson
Starring
CinematographyRachel Lears
Edited byRobin Blotnick
Music byRyan Blotnick
Production
companies
  • Jubilee Films
  • Atlas Films
  • Artemis Rising Films
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • January 27, 2019 (2019-01-27) (Sundance)
  • May 1, 2019 (2019-05-01) (United States)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2019. It was released on May 1, 2019, by Netflix and received widespread critical acclaim, though audience scores were somewhat lower.

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