Directing
Jon Shenk
1969 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
29 films
Bio
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.
Filmography
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Director
Surf Nation
Executive Producer
The White House Effect
Director
Lead Me Home
Cinematography
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
Director of Photography
Athlete A
Director
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
Director of Photography
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II
Producer
Art and Science Collide
Executive Producer
In Waves and War
Producer
The Rape of Europa
Producer
Audrie & Daisy
Director