BRAVE NEW FILMS – In The Media

By Lauren French for Politico. 

The show must go on — unless it breaks congressional rules.

Rep. Candice Miller, the chairwoman of the House Administration Committee, wrote to Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Monday saying a scheduled film screening of an anti-Koch brothers movie in the Capitol Visitor Center is violating House and Senate rules.

By Fredreka Schouten for USA Today.

Plans by top Democrats to highlight a film critical of the billionaire Koch brothers at the Capitol Visitors Center this week may violate House rules and should be reconsidered, according to the head of the House committee that oversees the day-to-day running of the chamber.

Robert Greenwald joined Ed Schultz on the Ed Schultz radio show to discuss the upcoming release of Koch Brothers Exposed: 2014 edition and the impact the Koch brothers have had on the political process. 

By Burgess Everett for Politico. 

The Koch brothers are headed to the big screen — and Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are coming along for the ride.

The interview originally appeared on Sirius XM channel 127. 

On Saturday, April 26 The Washington Post's Jonathan Capehart hosted MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry Show. The show aired Brave New Film's video President Bartlet has a message for Congress opening up a panel discussion on the need for Congress to pass the Smarter Sentencing Act.

On Saturday, April 26th MSNBC's Up with Steve Kornacki aired Brave New Film's video titled President Bartlet has a message for Congress leading into a panel discussion on the needs for sentencing reform. 

By Rebecca Rose for Jezebel.

In a new video, America's favorite fake president "Jed" Bartlet (aka Martin Sheen) urges viewers to consider the overall harm of imposing mandatory minimum sentences, especially on first time and non-violent offenders.

By Bill Hughes for the Baltimore Post Examiner. 

The film, “Unmanned: America’s Drone Wars,” was shown on the campus of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The producer and director of the film, Robert Greenwald, shared his views on it before a large audience. 

By Lucy McCalmont for Politico. 

Former “West Wing” President Jed Bartlet has returned with a message for Congress.

In a video posted Tuesday to Brave New Films’ YouTube channel, actor Martin Sheen reprises his role as the fictional president to draw attention to and call for prison reform.