Bernard Leed is a Los Angeles-based screenwriter.
Bernard (Bernie) Leed is a graduate of the University of Southern California (BA) and the American Film Institute Conservatory (MFA) . His writing often focuses on queer identity and material obsession and is always available upon request.
Film Projects
Murder in Laurel Canyon
Feature (Dark Comedy)
On the brink of true stardom, an Instagram-famous interior designer murders her pretentious husband and lives with his preserved body as a social media accessory. But she quickly learns the danger of bringing every vision to life… or death.
Paste
Feature (Sci-Fi Comedy/Thriller)
After years of scandal, ARCA, the world’s leading fast fashion brand, seeks to “greenwash” its image by hiring an “eco-warrior” and implementing AI manufacturing practices. But when the billion dollar machine PRIYANKA begins to retaliate, the brand must face the real cost of its mass production: human lives.
Threadbare
Feature (Coming-of-Age Drama)
In 1990s New York, a young, prolific tailor apprentices alongside the illustrious but fading fashion designer he has long idolized. But when he takes it upon himself to save the latest collection with youthful cool, he jeopardizes his relationship with the “maestro of the puffy sleeve.”
Year in Arcadia
Feature (Period Drama, Biopic)
On the eve of the fall of the Holy Roman Empire, Duke August “The Happy” of Gotha must inherit the ducal responsibility left by his late, beloved father. But August is more concerned with his queer, passionate writings set in idyllic Arcadia and must choose between penning his fantasy romance or sacrificing his lifestyle for the greater good of his people. Part biopic, part adaptation of the first modern queer novel.
Television Projects
Mattachine
Pilot (One-Hour Historical Drama)
A gay actor and his lesbian journalist wife struggle to keep their “lavender marriage” a secret while navigating 1950s Los Angeles. After a chance encounter with the founder of the nation’s first LGBTQ society, the couple must determine if it’s worth jeopardizing their carefully calculated futures to fight for their basic human rights. Inspired by a true story.
Vers
Pilot (Half-Hour Comedy)
It’s everyone’s surprise when CHARLIE (30), a dyed-in-the-wool West Hollywood gay man, falls in love with a “fabulous,” fiercely independent woman. But jumping into a relationship isn’t so easy when it begins to alienate him from the safety net of friends, family and the only community he’s ever known.
Shorts
I Was Wrong
Dir. Tyler Cunningham
A gay man’s worldview is challenged by the arrival of aunexpected guest at his brother’s bachelor party.