Director's Works
Henry Behel broke the sound barrier while he was still in the womb, so his obsession with action and adventure predates even his birth. He's an award-winning director and backcountry pilot whose aviation background helps him reinvent the way the camera can move in three dimensions. His style combines high-octane camera moves with nuanced world building and performances, leading to work with Apple, Jeep, GMC, Ford, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy and many more.
As an accomplished documentarian, Henry’s award winning films have unlocked a never before seen point of view of planes and automobiles. His latest film, ‘26,000 days’ has won multiple film festivals and was recently featured on Directors Library. When he’s not in the air, he’s grounded down in LA with his wife Tegan, dog Max, and two airplanes, in which he occasionally travels to set when traffic gets really bad.
26,000 Days was a passion project shot completely out of the commercial production world. The concept originated as an aviation "surf film" and evolved from there from renowned pilot Eric Tucker's highly unusual flying and his wonderful outlook on life and family that reminds us to be alive. The film was shot with a variety of unusual air-to-air filming techniques, including a camera airplane flown by the director in formation with Eric's and an fpv drone chasing the "engine-out" moments as Eric tumbled out of the sky. The film won the 5Point Adventure Film Fest and debuted on Director's Library and Director's Notes.
