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Knock Down the House: Highlights and Review.
My thoughts on the powerful new Netflix documentary.
“It’s just the reality that for one of us to make it through, one hundred of us have to try.” — Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
On May 1st, Netflix released the long anticipated documentary ‘Knock Down the House’, that chronicles the primary campaigns of four progressive women from all over the country. Among the four women was the powerhouse currently representing the Bronx and Queens, democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Director and Producer Rachel Lears took her crew and followed AOC, Amy Vilela, Cori Bush, and Paula Jean Swearengin on their heartbreaking but uplifting journeys through the democratic process, and gave viewers a raw and intimate look into not only their campaigns, but their hearts and motives as well.
“”They call it working class for a reason.” — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
From the beginning, the documentary did an incredible job at humanizing AOC, and reminding the democratic base of her humble beginnings. It’s incredible to see where she was just once year ago. We were shown her tiny little New York City apartment she shared with her boyfriend, and reminded of the fact that while she was organizing to take on Joe Crowley, who just so happened to be the fourth most powerful…
