Knock Down the House
Wavelength Boards PBS Marian Anderson Doc (Exclusive)
The production house, whose credits include Sundance hits 'Knock Down the House' and 'Where's My Roy Cohn?,' will executive produce the film about the legendary African American singer and civil rights icon.
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Gravitas Ventures Nabs Underdog Campaign Doc ‘How to Fix a Primary’ (Exclusive)
Gravitas Ventures has picked up the North American rights to Brittany Huckabee’s documentary feature 'How To Fix A Primary,' about a young doctor, Abdul El-Sayed, challenging to become the country's first Muslim governor in Michigan.
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Documentary Group Wavelength Launches Commercial Film Division
Documentary group Wavelength Productions, whose credits include Sundance hits 'Knock Down The House' and 'Where's My Roy Cohn?,' has launched a commercial film division, to be run by Zack McTee.
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“There’s Something Evil Rising”: How Political Turmoil Inspired This Year’s Documentaries
From border stories to an LGBTQ group's journey through the South, filmmakers took their cues from headlines sweeping the nation.
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IDA Awards: ‘Knock Down the House’ Director Among Four Honorees Announced Early
Rachel Lears will be feted alongside Career Achievement Award honoree Freida Lee Mock, as well as Cinereach and Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.
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Jon M. Chu Talk, Screening of Amazon’s Adam Driver Starrer ‘The Report’ Set for IFP Week (Exclusive)
Talks featuring directors Jon M. Chu ('Crazy Rich Asians' and 'In the Heights'), Joe Berlinger ('The Ted Bundy Tapes' and 'Extremely Wicked'), Kasi Lemmons ('Harriet') and Ira Sachs ('Frankie') and a special screening of Amazon's Adam Driver-starring CIA drama 'The Report' are among the highlights of the public programming for this year's IFP Week, which is set to run Sept. 15-19 in Brooklyn.
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‘Knock Down the House’ Stars Endorse Bernie Sanders’ Campaign
Three of the four stars of the Netflix documentary 'Knock Down the House,' which followed female progressive candidates running in the 2018 midterm elections, have endorsed Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign.
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Netflix’s New Releases Coming in May 2019
Take a look at the movies and TV shows that will be added to Netflix in May.
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Dr. Ruth, Miles Davis, Stieg Larsson Films Set for 2019 Hot Docs Festival
There are also world debuts for films about the first black player in the NHL, and a Sicilian mob boss' family emerging from 30 years in hiding.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Doc ‘Knock Down the House’ Set for 2019 Hot Docs Festival
Rachel Lears’ 'Knock Down the House,' the Sundance audience award winner about four progressive women running for the U.S. Congress in 2018, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is set for an international premiere at the Hot Docs Canadian Documentary Festival before landing on Netflix.
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‘Knock Down the House’: Film Review | Sundance 2019
Rachel Lears' 'Knock Down the House' follows the fortunes of four progressive women, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who decided to run against incumbent Democrats in the midterm elections of 2018.
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