Helki Frantzen Pro

Helki Frantzen is a Los Angeles-based documentary cinematographer known for her luminous imagery and intimate, vérité storytelling. She thrives in close collaboration with directors, bringing a patient and thoughtful approach to every project. Her ability to make people feel at ease creates space for authentic moments to unfold on camera.  Helki is drawn to places of genuine community and loves exploring the ways that people get together.

Her work has screened at festivals worldwide including Tribeca, Sheffield, IDFA, Camden, DOC NYC, and AFI Fest and has appeared on TV and online outlets such as HULU, PBS, BBC, the L.A Times, the Atlantic, Vice News and Rollingstone Magazine. She recently DP’d hit documentary series, Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disapperance of Sherri Papini (HULU, 2024).

Her work on RICHLAND (Tribeca '23), a feature length documentary directed by Irene Lusztig,  was filmed with “gorgeous and eerie precision" according to ‘Richland’ Review: A Sobering View of a Town Taken Advantage Of (The Wrap).

Documentaries Helki has DP’d have received multiple awards, including a Los Angeles Area Emmy, numerous Los Angeles Press Club awards and a Golden Mike award. Helki is a member of the International Collective of Female Cinematographers and the Documentary Cinematographer's Alliance.