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.
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)
Knock Down the House is a documentary film released in 2019 exploring themes of underdog, election campaign, u.s. congress, female politician, political candidate, usa politics. Directed by Rachel Lears, it stars Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Cori Bush, Paula Jean Swearingen. 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.
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