Pros
Non-profit company trying to make a difference on social justice issues. Attracts enthusiastic, idealistic staff and volunteers.
Cons
The company's premise is to make relevant social justice features and shorts. A noble cause to be sure, unfortunately, that worthy mission is completely obscured under terrible mismanagement. The company president, CEO Robert Greenwald, micro-manages the staff to an almost pathological extent; sending out demanding emails every five minutes at all hours of the day and night - even on weekends. Worse, he second guesses every decision his staff makes (no matter how small, petty, or routine), making it almost impossible for anyone to get their work done. It is not uncommon for the company president to become obsessed with a simple task, like writing an internal memo, and demand it be rewritten 20 times in a row wasting an entire day. People come into Brave new Films excited about changing the world, then they quickly become burnt-out and leave. When I worked there, half the staff of 25 would quit or leave within a year - which is an incredibly high turnover rate, even for a non-profit. The company seems to be about serving the emotional needs of CEO Robert Greenwald, rather than making a real difference on social justice issues. It's really sad.