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L. Frances Henderson

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  • Cinematographer
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THE HERETICS uncovers the inside story of the Second Wave of the Women's Movement through the eyes of Joan Braderman, who arrives in NYC in 1971 to become a filmmaker. By chance, she joins a feminist art collective at the epicenter of the 1970's art world.
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The Heretics (2009)
L. Frances Henderson is a director and editor of documentary films. She was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces of Independent Film" Her most recent film This Much We Know, based on the book About a Mountain by John D'Agata and supported with grants from Cinereach and The Jerome Foundation, screened at CIFF 2022, DocNYC 2022, Big Sky Documentary Festival 2023 and is continuing to screen around the world. She edited the ITVS supported documentary film For Ahkeem which had its world premiere at the 2017 Berlinale and US premiere at Tribeca Film Festival, now available through Hulu. Short films she has edited include Crescendo!, a short documentary (DocNYC,Tribeca Film Festival - nominated for Critics Choice Award, available on Roku) and Shut Up and Paint which is shortlisted for an Oscar.
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    This Much We Know (2022)
    This Much We Know
    5.8
    • Editor(as Lily Henderson)
    • 2022
    Lessons for the Living (2010)
    Lessons for the Living
    • Director(as Lily Henderson)
    • 2010
    About a Mountain
    Short
    • Cinematographer(as Lily Henderson)
      Five Star (2014)
      Five Star
      5.5
      • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Lily Henderson)
      • 2014

      Credits

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      Editor

      • Allyson Felix in She Runs the World (2025)
        She Runs the World
        8.7
        • Editor
        • 2025
      • Light Darkness Light (2024)
        Light Darkness Light
        7.8
        • Editor
        • 2024
      • One Good Reason (2023)
        One Good Reason
        Short
        • lead editor
        • 2023
      • This Much We Know (2022)
        This Much We Know
        5.8
        • Editor (as Lily Henderson)
        • 2022
      • Crescendo! (2022)
        Crescendo!
        Short
        • Editor (as Lily Henderson)
        • 2022
      • Shut Up and Paint (2022)
        Shut Up and Paint
        6.4
        Short
        • Editor (as Lily Henderson)
        • 2022
      • For Ahkeem (2017)
        For Ahkeem
        6.7
        • Editor (as Lily Henderson)
        • 2017
      • Dying and Dinner Parties
        Short
        • Editor (as Lily Henderson)
        • 2012
      • A Still Life
        Short
        • Editor (as Lily Henderson)
        • 2007

      Cinematographer

      • About a Mountain
        • Cinematographer (as Lily Henderson)
        • Completed
        • Short
      • The Worst Thing (2019)
        The Worst Thing
        7.6
        • Cinematographer (as Lily Henderson)
        • 2019
      • Elly Han in Cooking with Connie (2017)
        Cooking with Connie
        8.4
        Short
        • Cinematographer (as Lily Henderson)
        • 2017
      • Rosa Torres in Temblor (2012)
        Temblor
        Short
        • Cinematographer (as Lily Henderson)
        • 2012
      • Welcome to Pine Hill (2012)
        Welcome to Pine Hill
        6.2
        • Cinematographer (as Lily Henderson)
        • 2012
      • Metropolitan Jewish Health Care System (MJHS) - Commercial
        Video
        • Cinematographer (as Lily Henderson)
        • 2010
      • The Heretics (2009)
        The Heretics
        8.2
        • Cinematographer (as Lily Henderson)
        • 2009

      Editorial Department

      • Conbody vs Everybody (2024)
        Conbody vs Everybody
        7.6
        TV Series
        • additional editor
        • 2026
      • Facing the Falls (2024)
        Facing the Falls
        9.1
        Short
        • additional editor
        • contributing editor
        • 2024

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      THE HERETICS
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      THE HERETICS

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