Jon Shenk

Directing·Jan 1, 1969·Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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Jon Shenk is an Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated documentary film director and director of photography, known for his films Lead Me Home Athlete A, An Inconvenient Sequel, Audrie & Daisy, The Island President, Lost Boys of Sudan. He is the co-founder, with his wife Bonni Cohen, of Actual Films, a documentary film company based in San Francisco, CA. He co-directed (with Pedro Kos) and photographed Lead Me Home which premiered in 2021 at the Telluride Film Festival, was acquired by Netflix, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) in 2022.

Film	Credit
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore2025 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
In Waves and War2024 · Producer, Director, Director of Photography	Producer, Director, Director of Photography
The White House Effect2024 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Lead Me Home2021 · Director	Director
Athlete A2020 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
SSplash2019 · Director	Director
RUTH - Justice Ginsburg in her own Words2019 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
TTruth in Ten2017 · Director	Director
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power2017 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Audrie & Daisy2016 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
The Island President2012 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Nazi Mystery - Twins From Brazil2009 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
New Muslim Cool2009 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Smile Pinki2008 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Rape of Europa2007 · Producer	Producer
Lost Boys of Sudan2003 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II2002 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I2001 · Director of Photography, Director	Director of Photography, Director