Jon Shenk

Birthday:: 01/01/1969
Place of birth:: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA:
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.

Credits

	Art and Science Collide Executive Producer
	Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore Director of Photography
	Mercedes Executive Producer
	Any Problem is No Problem Executive Producer
	The White House Effect Director
	The White House Effect Producer
	In Waves and War Director
	In Waves and War Producer
	In Waves and War Director of Photography
	Make a Splash Executive Producer
	Surf Nation Executive Producer
	Lead Me Home Director
	Lead Me Home Cinematography
	Athlete A Director
	Athlete A Director of Photography
	Splash Director
	Just Breathe Executive Producer
	RUTH - Justice Ginsburg in her own Words Director of Photography
	The Seer and the Unseen Executive Producer
	Truth in Ten Director
	An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power Director
	An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power Director of Photography
	Audrie & Daisy Director
	Audrie & Daisy Director of Photography
	American Jerusalem: Jews and the Making of San Francisco Executive Producer
	The Island President Director
	The Island President Director of Photography
	Nazi Mystery - Twins From Brazil Director of Photography
	New Muslim Cool Director of Photography
	Smile Pinki Director of Photography
	The Rape of Europa Producer
	Lost Boys of Sudan Director
	Lost Boys of Sudan Producer
	From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II Producer
	From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II Director
	The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I Director
	The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I Director of Photography
	Bird by Bird with Annie: A Film Portrait of Writer Anne Lamott Assistant Camera
	History's Secrets: Atomic Bomb Additional Camera