Halee Bernard is a LA-based producer from the Texas Hill Country. Her feature film GOD’S COUNTRY, Julian Higgins’ neowestern starring Emmy winner Thandiwe Newton, premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and was acquired for worldwide distribution by IFC Films and Universal International. The project was supported by the Sundance Institute, Film Independent, Reel Change, and the Montana Film Commission, and earned Newton a Gotham Awards Nomination for Outstanding Lead Performance. She has held executive posts at production companies K Period Media, Wondery, Esmail Corp, and Anonymous Content, where she has worked on shows such as Golden Globe winner MR. ROBOT (USA), HOMECOMING (Amazon), WECRASHED (Apple), ANGELYNE (Peacock), JOE VS CAROLE (Peacock), GLADIATOR (FX) and THE RESORT (Peacock). 

Halee’s independent work has screened at festivals around the globe, including the Sundance Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Outfest, the United States of Women Summit, and the Obama White House. Select credits include Arkasha Stevenson’s digital series PINEAPPLE, “GUBAGUDE KO” starring Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali, and "THE WIND PHONE" which Halee executive produced alongside Grammy-winner Pitbull. Her graduate thesis film “VESSELS” about black market silicon injections within the transgender community won the prestigious 2015 Iris Prize, a £30,000 international award for LGBTQ media.  She is currently a Sundance Collab Advisor and story consultant.

Passionate about the outdoors, Halee is a certified PADI Rescue & Nitrox Diver, an eXXpedition ambassador, and a certified UC Climate Steward. Her pursuit of wild places has taken her across the world, from walking the Camino de Santiago to hiking the Inca Trail. She previously served in Pacific Horticulture’s Marketing Advisory Group and on the Executive Committee for Young Entertainment Activists. Halee holds a bachelor’s degree from Boston University and a MFA from the American Film Institute. She is also a certified crisis counselor advocate and spent five years on Peace Over Violence’s Sexual Assault Response Team.