Brunson Green

American film producer

Film producer
President of Harbinger Pictures

Known for

Chicken Party
Pretty Ugly People
The Help

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

Year	Film	Credit	Notes
1997	Stick Up	Producer	Short film
1998	Fool's Gold	Co-producer
1999	Slappy the Clown	Producer	Short film
2000	Auto Motives		Short film
2001	The Journeyman
2003	Chicken Party		Short film directed by Tate Taylor.
2005	I Wannabe	Associate producer
2008	Pretty Ugly People	Producer	Comedy drama film written and directed by Tate Taylor.
2011	The Help	Producer	Period drama film directed and written by Tate Taylor. Adapted from Kathryn Stockett's 2009 novel of the same name.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	ref
2012	Academy Award	Best Picture	The Help	Nominated	^[4]

References

^ "Interview: Producer Brunson Green on the Amazing (and Unlikely) Journey of "The Help" from Book to the Big Screen". The Moveable Fest. August 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
^ Parker, Donna. "And The Winner Is…". Trinity University. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
^ Jackson, Robyn (September 7, 2011). "How Brunson Green 'Helped'". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Oscar Nominations 2012: Full List". ABC News. ABC. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
^ Galanes, Philip (June 27, 2014). "Speak Your Own Truth, on Your Own Terms". The New York Times. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
^ Ginsberg, Merle; Baum, Gary (January 23, 2014). "Jason Collins Is Dating 'The Help' Producer Brunson Green". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 5, 2015.