Sara Bernstein
Sara Bernstein
Biography
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.
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Crew

2024

Frida Producer

2024

Stormy Executive Producer

2024

Jim Henson Idea Man Producer

2023

This Is Brighton Executive Producer

2023

Judy Blume Forever Producer

2023

Carlos Producer

2022

Leave No Trace Producer

2022

We Feed People Producer

2021

Paper & Glue Producer

2021

Who Are You, Charlie Brown? Executive Producer

2021

Julia Producer

2021

The Day Sports Stood Still Executive Producer

2019

Wig Co-Executive Producer

2017

Mommy Dead and Dearest Supervising Producer

2016

Suited Producer

2016

Risky Drinking Senior Executive Consultant

2015

Cobain: Montage of Heck Executive Producer

2015

The Latin Explosion: A New America Supervising Producer

2015

Thought Crimes Supervising Producer

2014

Citizenfour Supervisor of Production Resources

2014

My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It) Supervisor of Production Resources

2011

Hot Coffee Supervising Producer

2010

Secrets of the Tribe Supervising Producer

2005

The Children of Leningradsky Production Coordinator

2002

Thoth Coordinating Producer

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The Sound of Philadelphia Executive Producer

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The Hands That Held the Knives Executive Producer

2025

Pets Producer

2025

David Blaine Do Not Attempt Executive Producer

2025

Harlem Ice Executive Producer

2025

Fight for Glory: 2024 World Series Executive Producer

2024

The Lost Children Executive Producer

2024

Mamus Executive Producer

2024

The Dynasty: New England Patriots Executive Producer

2024

Choir Executive Producer

2024

The Truth About Jim Executive Producer

2024

Churchill at War Executive Producer

2023

The Super Models Executive Producer

2022

Lucy and Desi Executive Producer

2021

We Are: The Brooklyn Saints Executive Producer

2021

Gossip Executive Producer

2021

Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer Executive Producer

2020

Rebuilding Paradise Producer

2020

On Pointe Executive Producer

2019

The Case Against Adnan Syed Executive Producer

2018

The Truth About Killer Robots Executive Producer

2017

Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge Senior Executive Consultant

2011

Love Crimes Of Kabul Supervising Producer

2007

Katie Morgan on Sex Toys Coordinating Producer

2007

Katie Morgan's Porn 101 Coordinating Producer

2003

And Along Came a Spider Associate Producer