…are two movies that I really liked but have been hesitant to recommend. They are documentaries which is a plus in my book but not in everybody’s and they are political which might turn off even more people. My fear is that they are mediocre movies and I only enjoyed them – thoroughly, I might add – because I liked the plot and am stunned senseless by my infatuation with the stars, Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez. Maybe that is the case but I don’t think so, especially because they are garnering awards at Film Festivals. The movies are similar in that they both involve unknown women running against the Democratic establishment in the primaries; in Time for Omar’s case, it is for the Minnesota Senate in 2016 and in Knock Down the House, it is four women, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Amy Vilela of Nevada, Cori Bush of Missouri, and Paula Jean Swearengin of West Virginia running in the 2018 Federal primaries.

Both of these films take place when Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez were still unknowns before they became national figures. National heroes to some, including me, and arch villains to others. AOC, as Alexandria is almost universally known, is probably the most famous because she has been instrumental in making progressive policies, especially The Green New Deal, acceptable talking points and she is featured – in the negative – so often on FOX. Ilhan, because of her vocal disapproval of Isreal’s policy towards Palestinians, is one of those rare people to draw the ire of both Republican President Trump and Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer.

I have written this paragraph several times, trying to explain why I think both these movies would be worth your time but I’ve come to the conclusion that my best bet is just to show the trailers. Time for Omar is available of Amazon and Knock Down the House is available on Netflix.