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Lenny Abrahamson

Lenny Abrahamson

Film director · 5 films (2007–2018)

Lenny Abrahamson is a director whose work here spans Garage (2007) to The Little Stranger (2018), across drama and comedy. The work runs wide — 30% of frames across the 5 films indexed here, against 20% library-wide. All 320 frames from 5 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.

Leonard Ian Abrahamson is an Irish film and television director. He is best known for directing independent films  Adam & Paul (2004), Garage (2007), What Richard Did (2012), Frank (2014), and Room (2015), all of which contributed to Abrahamson's six Irish Film and Television Awards.

Born 30 November 1966 · Dublin, Ireland

Directing style

Lenny Abrahamson’s visual language relies heavily on eye-level camera placement and medium-to-wide framing to observe characters within their environments, creating a prevailing sense of isolation and quiet tension. He favors naturalistic, motivated lighting sourced primarily from daylight windows and practical fixtures, which illuminates a cool, desaturated color palette dominated by slate grays, muted teals, and deep, shadowy tones. This muted color profile is paired with a frequent use of shallow depth of field, isolating subjects within both cramped interiors and stark exterior spaces to emphasize their internal states.

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Films directed by Lenny Abrahamson

About Lenny Abrahamson

When was Lenny Abrahamson born?

Lenny Abrahamson was born on 30 November 1966 in Dublin, Ireland.

What films has Lenny Abrahamson directed?

FrameThrower holds stills from 5 of them: Garage (2007), What Richard Did (2012), Frank (2014), Room (2015) and The Little Stranger (2018).

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All 320 indexed frames from 5 films directed by Lenny Abrahamson — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.