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Rachel Lears is an American independent documentary filmmaker. She is the director of Knock Down the House (2019), a documentary film about four women running for Congress in the 2018 midterms, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Rachel Lears is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker who has directed and produced award-winning documentaries such as Knock Down the House and The Hand That Feeds. She also works as a cinematographer and has a PhD in Cultural Anthropology from NYU.
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Aug 7, 2024 · I spoke with director Rachel Lears on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, by phone to discuss her powerful new political documentary, Knock Down the House (which I reviewed at Sundance). The movie follows four political-novice women who ran for congressional office in 2018 – Cori Bush, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Rachel Lears is known for Knock Down the House (2019), The Hand That Feeds (2014) and To the End (2022). More at IMDbPro. Contact info.
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Knock Down the House is a 2019 American documentary film directed by Rachel Lears. [1] 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 ...
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“Try making it through Rachel Lears' documentary, about four fearless working-class women challenging powerful incumbents in the 2018 primaries, without getting fully fired up.” – Mary Sollosi, Entertainment Weekly