Martha Henry

Clean (2004)

After she ends up in prison and loses custody of her son, a woman struggles to assimilate outside her former life and remain clean long enough to regain custody of her son.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Olivier Assayas
CAST:  Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk  •  Nick Nolte  •  Béatrice Dalle  •  Jeanne Balibar

After she ends up in prison and loses custody of her son, a woman struggles to assimilate outside her former life and remain clean long enough to regain custody of her son.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Olivier Assayas
CAST:  Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk  •  Nick Nolte  •  Béatrice Dalle  •  Jeanne Balibar

H2O (2004)

When Canada's Prime Minister drowns in what appears to be a boating accident, his son takes office and is drawn into a deceptive world of power and corruption.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Binamé
CAST:  Paul Gross  •  Leslie Hope  •  Guy Nadon  •  Martha Henry

When Canada's Prime Minister drowns in what appears to be a boating accident, his son takes office and is drawn into a deceptive world of power and corruption.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Binamé
CAST:  Paul Gross  •  Leslie Hope  •  Guy Nadon  •  Martha Henry

Mustard Bath (1993)

Matthew, a young medical student from Toronto, Ontario, returns to his birthplace in Guyana on receiving a letter from his mother three months after her death. Prompted by his surroundings to sort through the idealized memories of his childhood, Matthew reaches the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Darrell Wasyk
CAST:  Michael Riley  •  Eddy Grant  •  Martha Henry  •  Elizabeth Shepherd

Matthew, a young medical student from Toronto, Ontario, returns to his birthplace in Guyana on receiving a letter from his mother three months after her death. Prompted by his surroundings to sort through the idealized memories of his childhood, Matthew reaches the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Darrell Wasyk
CAST:  Michael Riley  •  Eddy Grant  •  Martha Henry  •  Elizabeth Shepherd

And Then There Was One (1994)

After struggling and finally conceiving a child, Roxy and Vinnie Ventola, a successful television writing couple, learns that their newborn has AIDS. Soon afterward, the two parents are also diagnosed with the fatal virus.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Hugh Jones
CAST:  Amy Madigan  •  Dennis Boutsikaris  •  Jane Daly  •  Jennifer Hetrick

After struggling and finally conceiving a child, Roxy and Vinnie Ventola, a successful television writing couple, learns that their newborn has AIDS. Soon afterward, the two parents are also diagnosed with the fatal virus.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Hugh Jones
CAST:  Amy Madigan  •  Dennis Boutsikaris  •  Jane Daly  •  Jennifer Hetrick

L5: First City in Space (1996)

Ready for the countdown to tomorrow? Raring to swoop over the rippled red terrain of Mars or touch down on an icy comet? Or do you simply prefer to tune to Channel 29 of your virtual-reality set and join friends for fun and games? L5: First City in Space is your ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toni Myers  •  Allan Kroeker
CAST:  Martha Henry  •  Rachel Walker  •  Colin Fox  •  Denis Akiyama

Ready for the countdown to tomorrow? Raring to swoop over the rippled red terrain of Mars or touch down on an icy comet? Or do you simply prefer to tune to Channel 29 of your virtual-reality set and join friends for fun and games? L5: First City in Space is your ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toni Myers  •  Allan Kroeker
CAST:  Martha Henry  •  Rachel Walker  •  Colin Fox  •  Denis Akiyama

Dancing in the Dark (1986)

Via the New York Times: "To all outward appearances, Edna Cormick (Martha Henry) is the perfect housewife.... She's married to a man who'll stand up in public and say, "This is my wife," so that there'll be no confusion as to who she is. Edna has no identity ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leon Marr
CAST:  Martha Henry  •  Neil Munro

Via the New York Times: "To all outward appearances, Edna Cormick (Martha Henry) is the perfect housewife.... She's married to a man who'll stand up in public and say, "This is my wife," so that there'll be no confusion as to who she is. Edna has no identity ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leon Marr
CAST:  Martha Henry  •  Neil Munro

White Light (1991)

A police officer recovers from a nearly fatal injury with visions of a mysterious woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Al Waxman
CAST:  Martin Kove  •  Allison Hossack  •  Martha Henry  •  Heidi von Palleske

A police officer recovers from a nearly fatal injury with visions of a mysterious woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Al Waxman
CAST:  Martin Kove  •  Allison Hossack  •  Martha Henry  •  Heidi von Palleske

Unless (2016)

A writer struggles with her daughter's decision to drop out of college and live on the streets.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Gilsenan
CAST:  Catherine Keener  •  Matt Craven  •  Hannah Gross  •  Chloe Rose

A writer struggles with her daughter's decision to drop out of college and live on the streets.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Gilsenan
CAST:  Catherine Keener  •  Matt Craven  •  Hannah Gross  •  Chloe Rose

30 Minutes, Mister Plummer (1963)

This film profiles Canadian actor Christopher Plummer of the Shakespearean Theatre, Stratford, Ontario. As the minutes tick by, cameras register the transformation as he dons his make-up for the title role in Cyrano de Bergerac. We also see Toronto actress Kate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anne-Claire Poirier
CAST:  Christopher Plummer  •  Kate Reid  •  Len Birman  •  Martha Henry

This film profiles Canadian actor Christopher Plummer of the Shakespearean Theatre, Stratford, Ontario. As the minutes tick by, cameras register the transformation as he dons his make-up for the title role in Cyrano de Bergerac. We also see Toronto actress Kate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anne-Claire Poirier
CAST:  Christopher Plummer  •  Kate Reid  •  Len Birman  •  Martha Henry

Goddess Remembered (1989)

Goddess Remembered is a salute to 35,000 years of "pre-history," to the values of ancestors only recently remembered and to the goddess-worshipping religions of the ancient past. This documentary features Merlin Stone, Carol Christ, Luisah Teish, Starhawk, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Donna Read
CAST:  Charlene Spretnak  •  Susan Griffin  •  Carol Christ  •  Luisah Teish

Goddess Remembered is a salute to 35,000 years of "pre-history," to the values of ancestors only recently remembered and to the goddess-worshipping religions of the ancient past. This documentary features Merlin Stone, Carol Christ, Luisah Teish, Starhawk, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Donna Read
CAST:  Charlene Spretnak  •  Susan Griffin  •  Carol Christ  •  Luisah Teish

The Tempest (2019)

In Shakespeare’s great drama of loss and reconciliation, a long-deposed ruler uses magical arts to bring within her power the enemies who robbed her of her throne and marooned her on a remote island. But what revenge does she mean to take?  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Martha Henry  •  Mamie Zwettler  •  Sebastien Heins  •  André Morin

In Shakespeare’s great drama of loss and reconciliation, a long-deposed ruler uses magical arts to bring within her power the enemies who robbed her of her throne and marooned her on a remote island. But what revenge does she mean to take?  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Martha Henry  •  Mamie Zwettler  •  Sebastien Heins  •  André Morin

Long Day's Journey Into Night (1996)

The remaining members of a once-great American family succumb to addictions, selfishness and disease.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Wellington
CAST:  William Hutt  •  Martha Henry  •  Tom McCamus  •  Peter Donaldson

The remaining members of a once-great American family succumb to addictions, selfishness and disease.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Wellington
CAST:  William Hutt  •  Martha Henry  •  Tom McCamus  •  Peter Donaldson

Henry VIII (2019)

hurch and state collide when England’s king defies papal authority by seeking to divorce his wife, Katherine of Aragon. The consequences will be epochal for the country – and calamitous for the king’s adviser, Cardinal Wolsey, who has been playing a dangerous game ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martha Henry
CAST:  Jonathan Goad  •  Rod Beattie  •  Scott Wentworth  •  Wayne Best

hurch and state collide when England’s king defies papal authority by seeking to divorce his wife, Katherine of Aragon. The consequences will be epochal for the country – and calamitous for the king’s adviser, Cardinal Wolsey, who has been playing a dangerous game ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martha Henry
CAST:  Jonathan Goad  •  Rod Beattie  •  Scott Wentworth  •  Wayne Best

Three Tall Women (2022)

An elderly women looks back on her life as she relates to two younger, female visitors a caregiver and a lawyer. An unexpected turn of events casts the three women in a very different light.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Diana Leblanc
CAST:  Martha Henry  •  Lucy Peacock  •  Mamie Zwettler  •  Andrew Iles

An elderly women looks back on her life as she relates to two younger, female visitors a caregiver and a lawyer. An unexpected turn of events casts the three women in a very different light.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Diana Leblanc
CAST:  Martha Henry  •  Lucy Peacock  •  Mamie Zwettler  •  Andrew Iles