Sara Bernstein

Sara Bernstein is an award winning producer, leading the development and production of premium documentary feature films and series for Imagine Documentaries. Recent credits include the 5-time Emmy Award-winning Jim Henson Idea Man, Critics’ Choice Award-winning and Grammy nominated Music by John Williams, Emmy-nominated Judy Blume Forever and We Feed People, Emmy winning Frida, Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything, The Super Models, Earnhardt and Downfall: The Case Against Boeing.

Prior to joining Imagine in 2018, Bernstein was Senior Vice President of HBO Documentary Films, where she oversaw award-winning nonfiction programming for the network. Bernstein has garnered 12 Emmy wins, 35 Emmy nominations and 11 Peabody Awards, and the documentary features she has supervised have garnered 2 Oscars and 13 Oscar nominations. In 2024, she was featured on Variety’s New York Women’s Impact List.

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Story Forum: Exploring Art and Innovation - ON DEMAND

Together with creators, educators, industry leaders, and technologists, we explored the creative technologies that are impacting storytelling and how today’s artists are evolving. Now you can experience it all on-demand for free.

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Truth, Reach, and Success: The Future of Documentary Storytelling

With: Geeta Gandbhir and 4 more

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Truth, Reach, and Success: The Future of Documentary Storytelling

With: Geeta Gandbhir, Ryan White, R. J. Cutler, Maggie Pisacane and Sara Bernstein

Sara Bernstein, President of Imagine Documentaries, hosts a conversation about the big question facing docs right now: Where's it all going? Bernstein has produced many Sundance-premiered documentaries, including Rebuilding Paradise, Downfall: The Case Against Boeing, Frida, and most recently, the Grammy-nominated Music By John Williams and Emmy-winning Jim Henson: Idea Man. Joined by esteemed industry panelists, Bernstein leads a straight-talk chat about what’s actually happening in the documentary business today. What are buyers really looking for? How do bold creative ideas and commercial goals meet? And what new paths are filmmakers taking to get projects financed, sold, and in front of audiences? Expect honest insights, market reality, and a look at what’s next.

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