Person Details

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Aliases: Jerry A. Henry

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S

Homepage: https://cactuseyelash.com

Movie Involvements: 15

TV Involvements: 3


Most Famous Work

Biography

Jerry Henry is a LA-based Director/DP who received his MFA degree from UCLA's prestigious Production Program with an emphasis on Documentary and Cinematography. His award-winning short documentary "I Promise Africa" premiered in over 100 film festivals worldwide and won many prestigious awards, among them a Directors Guild of America Student Award. Jerry’s visual talents can be seen in the Oscar nominated documentary "Exit Through The Gift Shop" directed by Banksy, and Peabody Award winning documentary "American Revolutionary" by director Grace Lee. He lent his visual talents to help shoot the Grammy Award winning HBO doc series titled "The Defiant Ones" which chronicles the life and work of Dr. Dre. and Jimmy Iovine. Jerry contributed cinematography on the Oscar Nominated documentary short film "St. Louis Superman" by directors Smriti Mundra and Sami Khan. His most recent work is the Documentary/ Narrative hybrid adaptation of the Ta-Nehisi Coates book "Between the World and Me" directed by Kamilah Forbes for HBO Max and "High on the Hog" Season 1 directed by Roger Ross Williams for Netflix. He is recently lensed the documentary series "The 1619 Project" with the Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones for Hulu/ ABC/ Disney+ and Season 2 of High on The Hog.

Most Famous Work

Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics
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7

Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics

(2017) Director of Photography
Engaged and Underage
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3

Engaged and Underage

(2025) Producer
The Innocence Files
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8

The Innocence Files

(2020) Director of Photography
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
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7

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

(2019) Director of Photography
The Rachel Divide
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6

The Rachel Divide

(2018) Camera Operator
Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl
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7

Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl

(2022) Cinematography
The World According to Allee Willis
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0

The World According to Allee Willis

(2024) Director of Photography
Between the World and Me
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8

Between the World and Me

(2020) Director of Photography

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
Year Character Movie/Tv

Camera

Year Role Movie/Tv
2025 Director of Photography
2024 Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
2022 Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
2021 Director of Photography
2020 Director of Photography
Director of Photography
2019 Director of Photography
2018 Camera Operator
2017 Director of Photography
Director of Photography
2012 Director of Photography
1999 Director of Photography
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2022 Cinematography
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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