“Having been raised in North Carolina, director Henning speaks to life in the antebellum South and the indoctrination of southern conservatives pushing the fleeting dream of family and making decisions about one’s life based on fantasy. Penelope! is all about the visual tone the filmmakers create to illustrate their point.”
–Alan Ng, Film Threat, “Penelope!”
The Film endeavor of Colin Henning and Chad Hylton –partners in life and art.
C.H. Squared Films aims to inject new life into old structure. Pomp, acerbity, and unabashed emotional highs mark the components through which traditional genres are turned on their heads. Stories rooted in the now can still feel timeless. C.H. Squared Films champions the underdog with empathy, by illustrating nuanced characters, and mixing the absurd & sensational with the emotionally true & relevant
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Mrs Clinton
writer
Feature script – 117 pages; comedy
August 1998: Feeling in last place as First Lady, Hillary is flooded with denial, anger, bargaining, and depression –she’s just not sure if it’s about her husband’s mistakes or her own. Above all, she might have to accept that her current title is the one holding her back the most: Mrs Clinton.
SEMIFINALIST – Raindance Film Festival;
Raindance Script Competition; comedy
“…I really don’t feel like hearing whatever weather-the-storm advice you have to give me. If anyone should be receiving advice, it should be Bill blue balls over there.”
The House of Penelope
writer
Feature script – 117 pages; horror, mystery
The 1929 crash wiped out her fortune and her memory; now with the help of her elderly mama, a southern belle must piece together the clues of this nightmare to uncover what happened to her dreamy life.
A feature adaptation of C.H. Squared’s Short “Penelope!”
“What kind of Lady of the House would I be if I gave the house up?”
Colin Henning working on the set of C.J. Arellano’s Dry January.
Freelance Producing
In addition to working as C.H. Squared Films, Colin Henning works as a Producer on other projects, including C.J. Arellano’s Dry January, starring Akanksha Cruczynski.
Dry January is an official selection of the Salem Horror Fest and The Overlook Film Festival.
Colin Henning working on the set of Next Door Pictures’ Why Those Crops Grow Taller
Costume & Production Design
Colin Henning has expanded from costuming & designing C.H. Squared’s work, to offering this service for other companies and projects. With this skill, he has worked closely with Next Door Pictures, founded by Matt O’Shea & Joey Rotter.
For more of his work as a costume & production designer, contact Colin or take a look at his work by visiting Next Door Picture’s Website to see a peek at their inaugural Short, Why Those Crops Grow Taller.