A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Sara Bernstein is an award-winning producer and Executive Vice President at Imagine Documentaries the newly launched documentary division of Ron Howard and Brian Grazer's, Imagine Entertainment. Recent feature films she has executive produced include Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band (2019) and Dads (2019) which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. The Ron Howard-directed documentary film, Rebuilding Paradise (2020), for National Geographic Films, D.Wade: Life Unexpected (2020) for ESPN Films and the documentary feature film on legendary chef Julia Child, Julia (2021) directed by Academy Award nominees Julie Cohen and Betsy West. Prior to joining Imagine, Bernstein was Senior Vice President, HBO Documentary Films over seeing nonfiction development and production for HBO. Credits include Academy Award-winner Citizenfour (2014), Academy Award-winner Music by Prudence (2010), Academy Award nominees Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country (2008), Iraq In Fragments (2006), The Children of Leningradsky (2005), Poster Girl (2010). Emmy-nominated The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019), Emmy-nominated The Case Against Adnan Syed (2019), Judd Apatow's Emmy-winning The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling (2018), Emmy winners Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015), White Light, Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2007) and Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012). Emmy-nominated The Case Against 8 (2014), Mapplethorpe: Look At The Pictures (2016), Chris Hegedus & D.A. Pennebaker's Emmy-nominated Unlocking The Cage (2016); Beware the Slenderman (2016), I Love You Now Die (2019) and Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017). Bernstein has garnered 10 Emmy wins, 29 Emmy nominations and 11 Peabody Awards. Documentaries she has supervised have garnered 2 Oscars and 13 Oscar nominations.
Associate Producer:
2003 And Along Came a Spider
Co-Executive Producer:
2003 And Along Came a Spider
2019 Wig
Coordinating Producer:
2002 Thoth
2003 And Along Came a Spider
2007 Katie Morgan on Sex Toys
2007 Katie Morgan's Porn 101
2019 Wig
Executive Producer:
2002 Thoth
2003 And Along Came a Spider
2007 Katie Morgan on Sex Toys
2007 Katie Morgan's Porn 101
2015 Cobain: Montage of Heck
2016 Clínica de Migrantes: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
2018 The Truth About Killer Robots
2019 The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
2019 Wig
2020 Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
2021 Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
2021 The Day Sports Stood Still
2021 Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
2022 Lucy and Desi
2023 Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
2023 This Is Brighton
2024 Stormy
???? The Hands That Held the Knives
???? The Sound of Philadelphia
???? Untitled John Williams Documentary
Producer:
2002 Thoth
2003 And Along Came a Spider
2007 Katie Morgan on Sex Toys
2007 Katie Morgan's Porn 101
2011 The Education of Dee Dee Ricks
2015 Cobain: Montage of Heck
2016 Clínica de Migrantes: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
2016 Suited
2017 War Dog: A Soldier's Best Friend
2017 Warning: This Drug May Kill You
2018 The Truth About Killer Robots
2019 The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
2019 Wig
2020 D. Wade: Life Unexpected
2020 Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
2020 Rebuilding Paradise
2021 Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
2021 Julia
2021 Paper & Glue
2021 The Day Sports Stood Still
2021 Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
2022 Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
2022 Leave No Trace
2022 Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022 Lucy and Desi
2022 Personality Crisis: One Night Only
2022 The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
2022 We Feed People
2023 Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
2023 Carlos
2023 Judy Blume Forever
2023 This Is Brighton
2024 Frida
2024 Jim Henson Idea Man
2024 Stormy
???? The Hands That Held the Knives
???? The Sound of Philadelphia
???? Untitled Barbara Walters Documentary
???? Untitled John Williams Documentary
Production Coordinator:
2002 Thoth
2003 And Along Came a Spider
2005 The Children of Leningradsky
2007 Katie Morgan on Sex Toys
2007 Katie Morgan's Porn 101
2011 The Education of Dee Dee Ricks
2015 Cobain: Montage of Heck
2016 Clínica de Migrantes: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
2016 Suited
2017 War Dog: A Soldier's Best Friend
2017 Warning: This Drug May Kill You
2018 The Truth About Killer Robots
2019 The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
2019 Wig
2020 D. Wade: Life Unexpected
2020 Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
2020 Rebuilding Paradise
2021 Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
2021 Julia
2021 Paper & Glue
2021 The Day Sports Stood Still
2021 Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
2022 Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
2022 Leave No Trace
2022 Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022 Lucy and Desi
2022 Personality Crisis: One Night Only
2022 The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
2022 We Feed People
2023 Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
2023 Carlos
2023 Judy Blume Forever
2023 This Is Brighton
2024 Frida
2024 Jim Henson Idea Man
2024 Stormy
???? The Hands That Held the Knives
???? The Sound of Philadelphia
???? Untitled Barbara Walters Documentary
???? Untitled John Williams Documentary
Senior Executive Consultant:
2002 Thoth
2003 And Along Came a Spider
2005 The Children of Leningradsky
2007 Katie Morgan on Sex Toys
2007 Katie Morgan's Porn 101
2011 The Education of Dee Dee Ricks
2015 Cobain: Montage of Heck
2016 Clínica de Migrantes: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
2016 Risky Drinking
2016 Suited
2017 War Dog: A Soldier's Best Friend
2017 Warning: This Drug May Kill You
2018 The Truth About Killer Robots
2019 The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
2019 Wig
2020 D. Wade: Life Unexpected
2020 Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
2020 Rebuilding Paradise
2021 Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
2021 Julia
2021 Paper & Glue
2021 The Day Sports Stood Still
2021 Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
2022 Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
2022 Leave No Trace
2022 Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022 Lucy and Desi
2022 Personality Crisis: One Night Only
2022 The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
2022 We Feed People
2023 Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
2023 Carlos
2023 Judy Blume Forever
2023 This Is Brighton
2024 Frida
2024 Jim Henson Idea Man
2024 Stormy
???? The Hands That Held the Knives
???? The Sound of Philadelphia
???? Untitled Barbara Walters Documentary
???? Untitled John Williams Documentary
Supervising Producer:
2002 Thoth
2003 And Along Came a Spider
2005 The Children of Leningradsky
2007 Katie Morgan on Sex Toys
2007 Katie Morgan's Porn 101
2009 Katie Morgan's Sex Tips 2: Any More Questions?
2010 Secrets of the Tribe
2011 Hot Coffee
2011 Love Crimes Of Kabul
2011 The Education of Dee Dee Ricks
2014 My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
2015 A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
2015 Cobain: Montage of Heck
2015 The Latin Explosion: A New America
2015 Thought Crimes
2016 Clínica de Migrantes: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
2016 Risky Drinking
2016 Suited
2017 Mommy Dead and Dearest
2017 War Dog: A Soldier's Best Friend
2017 Warning: This Drug May Kill You
2018 The Truth About Killer Robots
2019 The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
2019 Wig
2020 D. Wade: Life Unexpected
2020 Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
2020 Rebuilding Paradise
2021 Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
2021 Julia
2021 Paper & Glue
2021 The Day Sports Stood Still
2021 Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
2022 Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
2022 Leave No Trace
2022 Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022 Lucy and Desi
2022 Personality Crisis: One Night Only
2022 The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
2022 We Feed People
2023 Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
2023 Carlos
2023 Judy Blume Forever
2023 This Is Brighton
2024 Frida
2024 Jim Henson Idea Man
2024 Stormy
???? The Hands That Held the Knives
???? The Sound of Philadelphia
???? Untitled Barbara Walters Documentary
???? Untitled John Williams Documentary
Supervisor of Production Resources:
2002 Thoth
2003 And Along Came a Spider
2005 The Children of Leningradsky
2007 Katie Morgan on Sex Toys
2007 Katie Morgan's Porn 101
2009 Katie Morgan's Sex Tips 2: Any More Questions?
2010 Secrets of the Tribe
2011 Hot Coffee
2011 Love Crimes Of Kabul
2011 The Education of Dee Dee Ricks
2014 Citizenfour
2014 My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
2015 A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
2015 Cobain: Montage of Heck
2015 The Latin Explosion: A New America
2015 Thought Crimes
2016 Clínica de Migrantes: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
2016 Risky Drinking
2016 Suited
2017 Mommy Dead and Dearest
2017 War Dog: A Soldier's Best Friend
2017 Warning: This Drug May Kill You
2018 The Truth About Killer Robots
2019 The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
2019 Wig
2020 D. Wade: Life Unexpected
2020 Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
2020 Rebuilding Paradise
2021 Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
2021 Julia
2021 Paper & Glue
2021 The Day Sports Stood Still
2021 Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
2022 Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
2022 Leave No Trace
2022 Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022 Lucy and Desi
2022 Personality Crisis: One Night Only
2022 The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
2022 We Feed People
2023 Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
2023 Carlos
2023 Judy Blume Forever
2023 This Is Brighton
2024 Frida
2024 Jim Henson Idea Man
2024 Stormy
???? The Hands That Held the Knives
???? The Sound of Philadelphia
???? Untitled Barbara Walters Documentary
???? Untitled John Williams Documentary
Executive Producer:
2019 The Case Against Adnan Syed
2020 On Pointe
2021 Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer
2021 Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
2021 Gossip
2021 Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine
2021 We Are: The Brooklyn Saints
2022 Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields
2022 Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet
2023 Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA
2023 The Super Models
2024 Choir
2024 The Dynasty: New England Patriots
2024 The Truth About Jim
???? Beyond Belief with David Blaine
Senior Executive Consultant:
2017 Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge
2019 The Case Against Adnan Syed
2020 On Pointe
2021 Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer
2021 Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
2021 Gossip
2021 Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine
2021 We Are: The Brooklyn Saints
2022 Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields
2022 Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet
2023 Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA
2023 The Super Models
2024 Choir
2024 The Dynasty: New England Patriots
2024 The Truth About Jim
???? Beyond Belief with David Blaine
Supervising Producer:
2017 Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge
2019 I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter
2019 The Case Against Adnan Syed
2020 On Pointe
2021 Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer
2021 Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
2021 Gossip
2021 Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine
2021 We Are: The Brooklyn Saints
2022 Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields
2022 Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet
2023 Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA
2023 The Super Models
2024 Choir
2024 The Dynasty: New England Patriots
2024 The Truth About Jim
???? Beyond Belief with David Blaine
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