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Walt Before Mickey
ActorExecutive ProducerWriter
Before the mouse, there was a man nobody believed in.
Producer · Writer · Filmmaker
Arthur L. Bernstein
Two decades in independent film and television — from the untold early years of Walt Disney to the fight that inspired Rocky.
West Palm Beach, Florida
01Selected Work
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Swing State
ActorProducer
A political satire that opened the Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles.
02Biography
About Arthur
Born in West Palm Beach and trained in motion picture and theatre production at the University of Miami, Arthur L. Bernstein has spent more than two decades on both sides of the camera - as producer, writer, director, and actor.
His work runs from early shorts and two seasons of the filmmaker showcase The Screening Room to features that reached theaters and festivals: Walt Before Mickey, the biopic of Walt Disney's unproven early years, which he wrote and executive-produced; the political satire Swing State, which opened the Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles; and The Brawler, the story of the fight that inspired Rocky.
2005
The Screening Room
Executive-produces two seasons of the Channel 17 series championing new filmmakers.
2015
Walt Before Mickey
Writes and executive-produces the theatrical Disney biopic, and appears on screen as Frank L. Newman.
2016
Swing State
Produces the satire that opens the 8th Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles.
2019
The Brawler
Produces the Chuck Wepner story, featuring Zach McGowan, Amy Smart, and Joe Pantoliano.
03Filmography
Two decades of independent film & television
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| The Sit-Down: Huckabee & Trump at Mar-a-Lago | 2021 |
| The Brawler | 2019 |
| Swing State | 2016 |
| Walt Before Mickey | 2015 |
| Luxe World with Anolan | 2010– |
| The Screening Room | 2005–2006 |
04Press
Press & Recognition
The U.S. Sun
OJ Simpson’s co-star shares secrets & says ‘we’ll never know if he was a killer’
Following O.J. Simpson's death in 2024, The U.S. Sun spoke with Bernstein about directing Simpson in The Lemon Twist — the football star's final screen appearance.
Local Press
Movie producer talks shop to Boynton High students
“My passion is to make movies,” Bernstein told a black-box theatre full of Boynton Beach High School students, discussing Walt Before Mickey.
The Hollywood Reporter
‘The Brawler’: Film Review
External coverage - read at The Hollywood Reporter.
ScreenRant
The Brawler Trailer & Poster
External coverage - read at ScreenRant.
05Photographs
From the archive
Correspondence
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