Knock Down the House (2019)
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
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as Self |
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Cori Bush as Self |
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Paula Jean Swearingen as Self |
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Amy Vilela as Self |
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Joe Crowley as Self |
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Ilhan Omar as Self |
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Joe Manchin III as Self |
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Nancy Pelosi as Self (archive footage) |
| Editing | Ilhan Omar | Archival Footage Coordinator |
| Camera | Rachel Lears | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Rachel Lears | Director |
| Editing | Robin Blotnick | Editor |
| Production | Sarah Olson | Producer |
| Sound | Ryan Blotnick | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Regina K. Scully | Executive Producer |
| Production | Stephanie Soechtig | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Rodrigo Salvatierra | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Rachel Lears | Producer |
| Editing | David Teague | Consulting Editor |
| Writing | Rachel Lears | Writer |
| Production | Kristin Lazure | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Ryan Blotnick | Writer |