A Touch More, the production company founded by world-renowned athletes Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe, has announced the hiring of industry veteran Camille Bernier-Green as its head of development.
Last December, Variety exclusively revealed that Bird, a five-time Olympic gold medalist and basketball legend, and Rapinoe, a two-time FIFA World Cup-winning soccer superstar, would expand their influence beyond sports and launch the production companyin partnership with Togethxr.
The labels name is a reference to its mission to bring a touch more understanding, connection, entertainment, and conversation to the evolving media landscape by granting a platform to underrepresented voices of women, LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC creators.
News of Bernier-Greens appointment comes after Rapinoe bid farewell to international soccer on Sunday, leading the US. Womens National Team to a 2-0 triumph over South Africa.
Im excited to be joining such a powerful team and to work alongside Megan and Sue, Camille Bernier-Green said in a statement. The A Touch More team is passionate about telling stories from underrepresented communities and creating space for more voices, an effort that is near and dear to my heart. Im thrilled and humbled by this dream opportunity.
In the new role, Bernier-Green will be responsible for building out the companys inaugural programming slate of both scripted and unscripted projects. A Touch More was involved with launching the successful ESPN 30 for 30 podcast Pink Card, a four-part series from Peabody-winning producer Shima Oliaee, which followed the lives of women in Iran fighting for the right to watch soccer.
Bernier-Green joins A Touch More after serving as the director of documentaries for Disneys Onyx Collective and has produced and developed projects for Bravo, HBO, Facebook and ABC News. Throughout her career, Bernier-Green has helped shepherd such projects as the Emmy-wining series Red Table Talk, the Peabody Award-winning documentary Aftershock, Critics Choice award-nominated 9 Months with Courtney Cox and the docuseries Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, which is currently nominated for two Primetime Emmys. Bernier-Green also produced Miso, an independent short film that follows the developing friendship between a woman and her doula.