Netflix Buys Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Documentary for Record-Breaking $10 Million

'Knock Down the House' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last week. According to 'Deadline,' the purchase is the highest ever for a documentary sold at a film festival. The film was directed by Rachel Lears and follows Democrat Ocasio-Cortez, as well as three other candidates running for Congress. Ocasio-Cortez now represents
New York’s 14th congressional district. Rachel Lears, via statement Lisa Nishimura, Netflix VP of Original Documentaries, via statement