Anne Henderson

Anne HENDERSON has been writing and directing documentaries for over 25 years, creating award-winning films that span culture, human rights, history, and environmental issues. Known for portraying ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, she has received a Genie Award, two Hot Docs Awards, a Gemini and numerous international prizes. Her film Challenge for Change: “… and They Lived Happily Ever After” (1975, co-directed with Kathleen Shannon and Irene Angelico) is featured in The Future is NOW focus at IFFR 2026.

Filmography

(selection) …And They Lived Happily Ever After (1975, co-directed), Threads (1976, short), The Right Candidate for Rosendale (1979, short), Attention: Women at Work! (1983, short), The Impossible Takes a Little Longer (1986), Holding Our Ground (1988), A Song for Tibet (1991), The Gods of Our Fathers (1994)