Streaming service Netflix has acquired the rights to the famous documentary film «Knock Down the House» about the campaign 4 women, including rising star of politics Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, for a record $10 million.
According to Deadline, it was the largest amount ever received at the film festival for the documentary. Yesterday, February 8, the ribbon, the Director of which was Rachel LIRs, was awarded the Sundance Festival Favorite Award, beating 120 other films.
«Knock Down the House» tells the story of the democratic Corey Bush (mo), Amy Vilela (Nevada), Paula Jean Swearengin (VA) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (new York). Of the four candidates win in midterm elections won only 29-year-old Ocasio-Cortez, who became the youngest Congresswoman in U.S. history.
The uniqueness Ocasio-Cortez, also is that a year before the election she worked as a Barista in the bar Fix Flats in Manhattan, and now she boldly criticizes the policy of trump from the podium of Congress, what attracts the attention of both his supporters and opponents.
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to “Knock Down the House,” an award-winning documentary that chronicles the campaigns of four progressive candidates — @AOC @CoriBush @amy4thepeople and @paulajean2020 — in the 2018 midterm election. pic.twitter.com/s8YGoDKHsf
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«Knock Down the House» began as a Kickstarter project (platform, raise funds for the implementation of creative, scientific and industrial projects). As a result, the filmmakers managed soberit $28111, to bring his idea to life.
Companies such as NEON, Focus, Hulu and Amazon are also trying to get the rights to the film, but they couldn’t offer more than Netflix. Besides, Amazon has recently been targeted Ocasio-Cortez, who criticized the deal company to build headquarters in new York, near the 14-th district who elected her to Congress. Although the company is thinking about abandoning their plans.
Amazon has recently been the center of attention also in connection with the scandal involving woody Allen. 83-year-old Director filed a claim for $68 million against the company, which released his last film due to a sex scandal. The fact that the adopted daughter of Allen claims that the filmmaker sexually molested her when she was 7 years old.
