By Ben Meiselas
Let me cut straight to the point: I’ve got a major announcement. Meidas Studios just released our latest documentary. Let me tell you about it.
As I’ve chatted with former Congressman Adam Kinzinger, one thing was clear from the start: his story needed to be told in full — not as a political curiosity, but as a moral stand in the face of authoritarianism. Trump and his MAGA cronies are trying to rewrite the history of January 6th. We won’t let them.
That’s why Meidas Studios partnered with Kinzinger and “Hot Tub Time Machine” director Steve Pink to produce The Last Republican, a powerful and unexpectedly funny new documentary that captures the courage, sacrifice, and humanity behind Kinzinger’s decision to defy Donald Trump and serve on the January 6th Committee.
The film, available now across all major streaming platforms including Apple TV, Amazon, Google Play, and YouTube, is a cinematic chronicle of conscience in an age of cowardice. As I said during our announcement, “There should be Republicans who stand up to him. But that doesn’t exist. That’s why we did this film — to remind people what integrity looks like.”
Pink’s direction brings a striking emotional balance to the project, pairing humor and heartbreak in a rare bipartisan collaboration between a left-leaning filmmaker and a conservative Republican who risked everything to tell the truth. What develops is a surprisingly funny bond between a rightwing conservative and a leftwing Hollywood progressive. Allow me to also give a huge shoutout to the producers of the film, S.R. Bindler, Sarafina DiFelice, Jason Kohn, Kevin Morris, Steve Pink, and Chapin Wilson. And thank you to Charlie Sadoff and Ken Harbaugh from team Meidas Studios.
During our interview, Kinzinger reflected on how Trump’s hold over the GOP turned principle into peril. “The Founding Fathers always knew a guy like Donald Trump would come along,” he told me. “What they never assumed was that a Congress would roll over and allow him to take all that power for himself.”
In The Last Republican, viewers see Kinzinger’s transformation unfold not through punditry, but through moments of vulnerability, his family’s pain, his loss of friends and colleagues, and his eventual clarity that speaking out would mean exile from his own party. The film’s emotional weight is grounded in this reality: there’s a cost to courage.
“This is a warning to America,” Kinzinger said. “You’ll see the case against Donald Trump laid out in a way that’s never been shown — from the floor of the January 6th hearings, but with cinematic depth. What I did wasn’t courageous; it was my job. But it came at a real cost.”
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Despite that cost, the film also radiates hope, and even humor. Pink’s touch allows for levity amid the gravity. “You’d never think a political documentary would be funny,” Kinzinger said with a smile, “but it is, and that’s part of what makes it so real.”
For me, this film is also about proving that independent media can do what corporate outlets too often avoid: tell the truth without fear or favor. As Kinzinger put it, “If this succeeds, it’s going to change the media landscape for the better. It’s huge for independent media — and huge for the truth.”
We didn’t take The Last Republican through the usual Hollywood gatekeepers. We distributed it independently — directly to the people — because that’s who this story is for. It’s about accountability, democracy, and the courage to stand up when it matters most.
Kinzinger may call himself “the last Republican,” but this film proves he’s not alone. Millions of Americans — Democrats, independents, and yes, principled conservatives — are united by one simple conviction: truth matters.
The Last Republican is available now on Apple TV, Amazon, Google Play, and YouTube. After watching, I think you’ll agree: it’s not just a film — it’s a call to conscience.
