Jon Shenk
Directing
Biography
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Jon Shenk
Athlete A
2020
Filmography
Production & Directing (41)
2026
The Coral RescuersExecutive Producer
2026
The Coral RescuersDirector of Photography
2025
Art and Science CollideExecutive Producer
2025
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone AnymoreDirector of Photography
7.3
2025
MercedesExecutive Producer
2025
Any Problem is No ProblemExecutive Producer
2024
In Waves and WarDirector
6.8
2024
In Waves and WarProducer
6.8
2024
The White House EffectDirector
6.0
2024
The White House EffectProducer
6.0
2024
In Waves and WarDirector of Photography
6.8
2022
Make a SplashExecutive Producer
2022
Surf NationExecutive Producer
2021
Lead Me HomeCinematography
6.3
2021
Lead Me HomeDirector
6.3
2020
Athlete ADirector
7.5
2020
Athlete ADirector of Photography
7.5
2019
SplashDirector
1.0
2019
Just BreatheExecutive Producer
2019
RUTH - Justice Ginsburg in her own WordsDirector of Photography
6.7
2019
The Seer and the UnseenExecutive Producer
7.7
2017
Truth in TenDirector
2017
6.6
2017
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to PowerDirector of Photography
6.6
2016
Audrie & DaisyDirector
7.2
2016
Audrie & DaisyDirector of Photography
7.2
2013
American Jerusalem: Jews and the Making of San FranciscoExecutive Producer
2012
The Island PresidentDirector
6.1
2012
The Island PresidentDirector of Photography
6.1
2009
Nazi Mystery - Twins From BrazilDirector of Photography
7.5
2009
New Muslim CoolDirector of Photography
2008
Smile PinkiDirector of Photography
6.6
2007
The Rape of EuropaProducer
7.4
2003
Lost Boys of SudanDirector
6.4
2003
Lost Boys of SudanProducer
6.4
6.8
6.8
2001
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode IDirector of Photography
7.3
2001
7.3
1999
Bird by Bird with Annie: A Film Portrait of Writer Anne LamottAssistant Camera
8.0
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History's Secrets: Atomic BombAdditional Camera