Brunson Green Explained

Brunson Green
Birth Place:Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.

Brunson Green (born November 1967) is an American film producer and president of Harbinger Pictures, a feature film production company based in Los Angeles.

Early life

Brunson grew up in Jackson, Mississippi and was a childhood friend of Tate Taylor.[1] He attended Jackson Academy and graduated from Trinity University with a degree in economics.[2] [3]

Career

Green is producer of the short films Stick Up, Slappy the Clown, Auto Motives, and Chicken Party. He is the co-producer of the film Fool's Gold. Green is the producer of the films The Journeyman, Pretty Ugly People, and The Help. He is the associate producer of the film I Wannabe.

On January 24, 2012, he was nominated for an Academy Award for the movie The Help.[4]

Personal life

Since June 2014, Green has been in a relationship with former NBA player Jason Collins.[5] [6]

Filmography

Film credits

YearFilmCreditNotes
1997Stick UpProducerShort film
1998Fool's GoldCo-producer
1999Slappy the ClownProducerShort film
2000Auto Motives
2001The Journeyman
2003Chicken PartyShort film directed by Tate Taylor.
2005I WannabeAssociate producer
2008Pretty Ugly PeopleProducerComedy drama film written and directed by Tate Taylor.
2011The Help

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Interview: Producer Brunson Green on the Amazing (and Unlikely) Journey of "The Help" from Book to the Big Screen . The Moveable Fest . August 2011 . July 3, 2014 . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042719/http://moveablefest.com/moveable_fest/2011/08/brunson-green-the-help.html . dead .
  2. Web site: And The Winner Is… . July 3, 2014 . Trinity University . Parker . Donna . March 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210008/http://web.trinity.edu/x18027.xml . dead .
  3. How Brunson Green 'Helped' . Jackson . Robyn . September 7, 2011 . Jackson Free Press . July 3, 2014 .
  4. Web site: Oscar Nominations 2012: Full List. ABC News. ABC. December 5, 2015.
  5. Web site: Speak Your Own Truth, on Your Own Terms. The New York Times. Galanes. Philip. June 27, 2014. December 5, 2015.
  6. Web site: Jason Collins Is Dating 'The Help' Producer Brunson Green. The Hollywood Reporter. January 23, 2014. Ginsberg. Merle. Baum. Gary. Prometheus Global Media. December 5, 2015.