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.[1] The film premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January 2019[2][3] and was sold to Netflix for $10 million,[4][5] releasing on May 1, 2019.[6][7] Her other documentaries include The Hand That Feeds (2014), about undocumented immigrant workers in a labor dispute with owners at a Manhattan bakery café, and To the End (2022), about climate change.
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- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (February 6, 2019). "Sundance Festival Favorite 'Knock Down The House' Sold For Record $10 Million; Why This Golden Age For Docus?". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ "Breaking News - "Knock Down the House" - In Select Theaters and Launching Globally on Netflix on May 1". TheFutonCritic.com. March 27, 2019.
- ^ "Watch Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Road To Congress In Netflix's 'Knock Down The House' Trailer". Bustle. April 22, 2019.
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