The documentary Sid Bernstein Presents ...,
directed by Jason Ressler and Evan Strome, is an exploration of the complexity of the American dream through the life of one of the most important figures in modern music history, Sid Bernstein. It examines how a poor kid from Harlem came to be one of the most influential men in the music business and how the same skills that created many of his successes also led to difficulties and failures.

Sid Bernstein has paved a unique path in the music industry and has maintained a long career by taking risks that others would not. He is known for his extraordinary instincts and unparalleled kindness. Mr. Bernstein's dreams have often become a reality, whether it was the creation of the Atlantic City Jazz Festival or bringing the first twelve bands of the British Invasion to America. Other times they remained unrealized fantasies that have led to hard times.

The film's most prominent interviews include a diverse array of stars such as Lenny Kravitz, Shirley MacLaine, Steven Van Zandt, The Moody Blues, Paul Anka, Dick Clark, The Rascals, Jerry Vale, Phoebe Snow, The Animals, Herman's Hermits, comedians Red Buttons and Pat Cooper, music titans Ahmet Ertegun, Bruce Lundvall, Woodstock Promoter Michael Lang and more. It also contains the last filmed interviews with late greats Tito Puente and James Brown and has a great deal of footage that is rare or never been seen by the public.

Sid's achievements include promoting early Latin Stars and bringing Ray Charles and James Brown into mainstream (non-exclusively black) venues. His desire to cross racial lines led him to be the first white promoter at the Apollo Theater. He was the first promoter to bring Rock & Roll to Carnegie Hall (Beatles) and to Madison Square Garden (James Brown). Importantly, he was the first promoter to do an outdoor stadium concert in America with the Beatles at Shea.

Sid brought the first bands of the British invasion to America which included the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Moody Blues, The Animals, The Kinks, Herman's Hermits, Dave Clark Five, Manfred Mann and Gerry and the Pacemakers. Among the groups he managed were The Rascals, Melba Moore, Laura Branigan and Phoebe Snow. He introduced ABBA to America...the list goes on and on.