Netflix releasing new documentary highlighting Ocasio-Cortez and other insurgent campaigns

A new Netflix documentary features the underdog campaign efforts of New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in last year’s Democratic primary, along with three other female candidates who came up short in their races.

Netflix on Monday released a trailer for “Knock Down the House,” portraying campaign efforts of Ocasio-Cortez, who beat then-Rep. Joe Crowley in the Democratic primary to represent a Bronx and Queens-based district. The film also stars Amy Vilela, who lost a Democratic congressional primary in Nevada’s 4th District; Paula Jean Swearengin, who unsuccessfully challenged Sen. Joe Manchin, W.Va., in the Democratic primary; and Cori Bush of Missouri, who came up short in her effort to defeat Rep. Lacy Clay in the Democratic primary.