Documentaries

Shooting for documentaries is similar to shooting  for news stories, but the time frame is, of course, different. News stories are shot quickly to get them in front of the public as soon as possible. 

While documentary footage is sometimes shot on the fly, the overall process allows for more planning, and bigger teams. It can be really powerful to see clips that I've shot blended into a larger narrative. 

Some Examples

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Syrup Earth
Syrup Earth
In the Age of AI | FRONTLINE
In the Age of AI | FRONTLINE
Young Prodigies Dazzle The Art World
Young Prodigies Dazzle The Art World
LOSING IRAQ | The War We Left Behind TRAILER | FRONTLINE
LOSING IRAQ | The War We Left Behind TRAILER | FRONTLINE
The Politics and Power of the NRA | FRONTLINE
The Politics and Power of the NRA | FRONTLINE
Reaching Across Borders
Reaching Across Borders

The Newton - Beijing Jingshan School Exchange Program started in 1986. My mother, Carolyn Henderson, was one of the first teachers who went to China with the program. I was thrilled to serve as DP on this project.

Recent Documentary Work

What I've Been Up To Lately
Bill Arbuckle
Bill Arbuckle

Filmed elements for a documentary with Bill Arbuckle.

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Nantucket
Nantucket

Yesterday's crazy last minute shoot on the island of Nantucket filming two remote interviews for PBS's FRONTLINE. There and back the same day!

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Eruzione
Eruzione

Its 90 degrees + Fahrenheit and muggy outside, and you want me to film at an ice rink? Yes please!!

It was nice and cool in Larsen Skating Rink at Eruzione Center in Winthrop, MA.

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NOVA: Particles Unknown
NOVA: Particles Unknown

An episode of NOVA about neutrinos that I helped shoot in 2020 will finally start airing!

NOVA: Particles Unknown

Outnumbering atoms a billion to one, neutrinos are the universe’s most common yet most elusive and baffling particle. NOVA joins an international team of neutrino hunters as they try to capture an elusive fourth form of neutrino. Their results may force scientists to redraw their blueprint of the subatomic world, the Standard Model of physics, and change our understanding of how the universe works.

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Obesity
Obesity

Shooting for a documentary about the world's fattest man (the man in the middle used to weigh about 980 pounds).

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Victor McElheny
Victor McElheny

Interview with retired Boston Globe Science reporter, Victor McElheny

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Corn Syrup Earth
Corn Syrup Earth

A piece I did for Bell Media on corn syrup and its impact on our lives was just posted to their website.

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Shooting for PBS's FRONTLINE
Shooting for PBS's FRONTLINE

I have wanted to shoot for FRONTLINE for as long as I've been in this business, so it was a huge event for me!

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FRONTLINE

I've shot interviews for various films shown on PBS's FRONTLINE including Losing Iraq, which first aired on PBS in July of 2014, and Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA, which first aired in January, 2015.

Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA

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SEASON 33: EPISODE 4
January 6, 2015

In Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA, FRONTLINE goes inside the politics of America’s gun debate. 

I shot some really interesting interviews for this, and I'm really proud to have been part of such an excellent film.

Losing Iraq

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SEASON 32: EPISODE 15
July 29, 2014

In Losing Iraq, FRONTLINE examines the unfolding chaos in Iraq and how the U.S. is being pulled back into the conflict. 

For each interview, I did all the lighting, and manned two cameras for simultaneous wide and tight shots.