Kristian Bernier

Movies

Vegas Needs a New King: The Making of Six-String Samurai
Self
A documentary on Six-String Samurai
The Norman Rockwell Code
Cinematography
A parody of The Da Vinci Code. When the curator of The Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts is murdered, police call in symbology professor Langford Fife (son of Mayberry Deputy Barney Fife) to investigate. Teaming up with Sopha Poisson, the Québécoise granddaughter of the murdered curator, they set out to decode secret messages hidden in Rockwell's paintings and uncover a grand conspiracy that they may have already had an unwitting part in.
Bandido
Director of Photography
When legendary thief Max Cruz is framed by the CIA, he has no choice but to help them with a top-secret mission in the Yucatan.
Irish Eyes
Cinematography
"Irish Eyes" explores the relationship between two Irish-American brothers in Boston born to immigrant parents and raised in a rough, working class Irish neighborhood. After watching their father being gunned down in front of their eyes as children, Thomas and Sean Phelan grow up building their lives on opposite ends of the law. Thomas, the studious and responsible brother, creates a better life for himself through education and hard, honest work. Eventually, he builds a successful career as a US Attorney. Sean, the more rebellious of the two, gets caught up in a life of crime and rises through the ranks to become the head of the Irish Mob.
April's Shower
Director of Photography
April's Shower begins with a group of people gathered for a wedding shower for April. At first, it seems to be a normal gathering for such an occasion but, as time goes on, secrets and stories begin to be revealed. Alex is a chef and a maid of honor at April's wedding. She ultimately reveals her true feelings which ends up taking an effect on everybody at the shower.
Net Games
Director of Photography
The successful publicist Adam Vance of the SFC is in the middle of a campaign to get an important Japanese client and is needy of sex because his traumatized wife Jennifer Vance was raped one year ago and is totally frigid, refusing to have sex. His close friend and colleague Ray Walters suggests Adam to visit the porn site cyber chat.net, where lonely people have erotic conversation. Adam meets Angel, a luscious woman and hacker while his wife is visiting her rapist in the prison with her therapist as part of her treatment. When Adam decides to finish his virtual affair with Angel, he is chased and blackmailed by the deranged sexy killer.
D.E.B.S.
Director of Photography
A quartet of girls from a prep high school are recruited by a secret paramilitary academy to conduct cloak-and-dagger missions. Short film later expanded into a feature film with the same name.
Enemies of Laughter
Director of Photography
Nerdy-looking Paul (David Paymer) is a neurotic, failed sitcom writer with a lackluster love life. But his best pal (Judge Reinhold) has an idea that might turn things around when he decides to film Paul's life and turn his romantic disasters into a comedic documentary. When a beautiful young director (Rosalind Chao) decides to produce the real-life romantic comedy, Paul realizes that Cupid may be poised with his bow and arrow.
Partners
Director of Photography
After stealing a briefcase, a drifter finds himself caught in the middle of an international crime caper.
The Heist
Director of Photography
Two brothers turn against each other when confronted with the possibility of getting millions of dollars found in a stolen armored car.
Sugar Town
Director of Photography
A look at the lives of several struggling L.A. musicians. Gwen, a singer-songwriter, is on a quest for the big-time. Working as an assistant to a film production designer, Gwen tries to steal her boss' boyfriend, a veteran rock producer. The producer, meanwhile, is trying to orchestrate a comeback for an '80s band.
Six-String Samurai
Director of Photography
In a post-apocalyptic world where the Russians have taken over a nuked USA and Elvis is king of Lost Vegas, Buddy is a '50s rocker and wandering warrior rolled into one, too-cool package. Armed with his six-string in one hand and his sword in the other, Buddy is on his way to Vegas to succeed Elvis as King. Along the way, he saves an orphan who decides to tag along.