Director
Jon Shenk
57 years · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA · 16 films
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.
Best known for
Athlete A
2020 · Director, Cinematography
On Netflix
Audrie & Daisy
2016 · Director, Cinematography
On Netflix
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
2017 · Director, Cinematography
On Philo
Lead Me Home
2021 · Director
On Netflix
The Rape of Europa
2007 · Producer
On OVID
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
2001 · Cinematography, Director
Filmography 16
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
2025 · Cinematography
On Kanopy
In Waves and War
2024 · Director, Producer
On Netflix
The White House Effect
2024 · Director, Producer
On Netflix
Lead Me Home
2021 · Director
On Netflix
Athlete A
2020 · Director, Cinematography
On Netflix
RUTH - Justice Ginsburg in her own Words
2019 · Cinematography
On Hoopla
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
2017 · Director, Cinematography
On Philo
Audrie & Daisy
2016 · Director, Cinematography
On Netflix
The Island President
2012 · Director, Cinematography
On Plex
Nazi Mystery - Twins From Brazil
2009 · Cinematography
New Muslim Cool
2009 · Cinematography
On Kanopy
Smile Pinki
2008 · Cinematography
On DocuBay Amazon Channel
The Rape of Europa
2007 · Producer
On OVID
Lost Boys of Sudan
2003 · Director, Producer
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II
2002 · Producer, Director
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
2001 · Cinematography, Director