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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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Rachel Lears is known for Knock Down the House (2019), The Hand That Feeds (2014) and To the End (2022).
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Jun 13, 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
Jubilee Films is the creation of Brooklyn-based documentary filmmakers Rachel Lears and Robin Blotnick. Our mission is to tell smart, nuanced, entertaining stories that transcend borders, engage audiences from all walks of life, and challenge popular assumptions.
May 1, 2019 · In Netflix’s new documentary, Knock Down the House, director Rachel Lears takes you behind the scenes of four 2018 campaigns: Ocasio-Cortez’s in New York, Amy Vilela’s in Nevada, Paula Jean...
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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
