Gordon Henderson is a Canadian documentary film producer, director, writer, and chairman of his production company, 90th Parallel Productions. Henderson has directed, written, or produced hundreds of films over his career. His films have been nominated for 10 Geminis, winning two, and In 2023 he received the

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for Best Factual Series. Henderson has a reputation for running one of Toronto's most successful production houses.

Career

Henderson began his career as a

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parliamentary correspondent. He went on to produce documentaries for CBC and was the senior field producer at CTV's '' W5''. He has directed many documentaries with

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and worked closely with Bill Cameron. Henderson was the senior series producer for Canada: A People's History for which he won a Gemini award.

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wrote, "The series would have been totally impossible without Gordon Henderson, his respect for the human story, and his sense of wonder at Canadian history.” In 1987 Henderson founded his own production company, 90th Parallel. Henderson credits the 1994 film "The Choirmaster" with putting 90th Parallel on the map and John Haslett Cuff of the

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said of the film, “This is an intelligent, restrained, and thoughtful film that poses a number of difficult questions about the case.” International broadcasters soon picked it up despite its local focus. 90th Parallel is respected throughout Canada as a premier high-end documentary production house. Henderson has been involved in the production of many films, including Inconvenient Indian, Bipolarized, Nahanni: River of Forgiveness, and The Skin We're In (film). Henderson has authored or co-authored three books: * ''Man In The Shadows: A Novel''. Published by HarperCollins in 2014. * ''Sandy Mackenzie, why Look So Glum?: Rhymes and Pictures about Our Prime Ministers.'' Published by Deneau and Greenberg in 1980. * ''Don't Go That Way Mr. Baffin''. Published by Deneau Publishers in 1986. For over a decade, Henderson was an instructor in the journalism department at

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Awards

Henderson was won two Gemini awards and has been nominated 8 times. His films have won awards in New York, Chicago, Houston, Columbus, Yorkton, Telluride, Banff, China, and Paris.

Awards and nominations

Personal life and family

Henderson is the son of Canadian Lawyer

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and Joan Parkins. He is married and has three grown children, including

Stuart Henderson Stuart Robert Henderson is a Canadian historian, culture critic, filmmaker, and musician. He is a writer and producer with 90th Parallel Productions, a documentary film company. He is the author of the Clio award-winning book ''Making the Scene, Y ...

, who works alongside him at 90th Parallel. He has sat on multiple volunteer boards, including Face the Future,

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, and

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henderson, Gordon Canadian film production company founders Canadian documentary film producers Canadian television producers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)