Sheila Curran Bernard, filmmaker and writer

The Power of Drama, the Power of Stories

Sheila Curran Bernard won an Emmy for her work as a writer (and producer/director) on the acclaimed documentary series Eyes on the Prize. Since then, she has used her skills as a dramatist to bring fiction and nonfiction stories to life on screen, reaching audiences worldwide. Committed to socially-engaged media, she has endeavored to create projects with the potential to inspire dialogue and create lasting change. Currently, she is working with colleagues to develop a scripted (dramatic) series, When Harlem Was in Vogue, inspired by the extraordinary book by Pulitzer Prize-winner David Levering Lewis.

Recent projects and credits:

Streaming: Inside Story

Credit: Story by (shared)

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Theatrical and broadcast release throughout sub-Saharan Africa, directed by Rolie Nikiwe

Free worldwide streaming, Snag Films, click here

Purchase digital copy (US only, Amazon or iTunes) - proceeds to the non-profit Discovery Learning Alliance

FREE downloads outside US only, available in Kiswahili, French, Portuguese, English - click here

Streaming : Slavery by Another Name

Credit: Writer

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Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Douglas A. Blackmon, directed by Sam Pollard

Narrated by Laurence Fishburne

Broadcast premiere, PBS, February 2012, reaching about 5 million viewers in its first week

Official selection, 2012 Sundance Film Festival

Watch online (free) -- click here

Free online press, classroom, and community materials, including photos, click here; reviews, click here

See also the Created Equal initiative from the NEH and the Gilder-Lehrman Institute of American History.

In theaters: Jerusalem (IMAX 3D)

Credit: Contributing writer

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Written/directed by
Daniel Ferguson

Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch

Premiered fall 2013

For theaters: click here