Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has found a constituency that really likes her, outside her congressional district in Brooklyn and The Bronx: Moviegoers at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
Director Rachel Years’ documentary “Knock Down the House,” which chronicled Ocasio-Cortez’ underdog victory and the unsuccessful campaigns of three other insurgent Democrats, has won the Festival Favorite award, the Sundance Institute announced Tuesday.
John Cooper, the festival’s director, said in a statement that the movie is “a timely and powerful portrait of bold, risk-taking women, all from very different backgrounds and communities, and we knew it would resonate with and inspire audiences.