Directing
Jon Shenk
EN cinema · 29 credits
Born
1 January 1969 (age 57)
Birthplace
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Also known as Jonathan Shenk · Джон Шенк
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.
Known for
Filmography
History's Secrets: Atomic Bomb
Additional Camera
The Coral Rescuers
2026
The Coral Rescuers
Executive Producer, Director of Photography
Mercedes
Executive Producer
Any Problem is No Problem
Executive Producer
Art and Science Collide
2025
Art and Science Collide
Executive Producer
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
Director of Photography
In Waves and War
Producer, Director, Director of Photography
The White House Effect
Director, Producer
Make a Splash
2022
Make a Splash
Executive Producer
Surf Nation
2022
Surf Nation
Executive Producer
Lead Me Home
Cinematography, Director
Athlete A
Director, Director of Photography
RUTH - Justice Ginsburg in her own Words
Director of Photography
The Seer and the Unseen
Executive Producer
Splash
2019
Splash
Director
Just Breathe
2019
Just Breathe
Executive Producer
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Director, Director of Photography
Audrie & Daisy
Director, Director of Photography
The Island President
Director, Director of Photography
New Muslim Cool
Director of Photography
Nazi Mystery - Twins From Brazil
Director of Photography
Smile Pinki
Director of Photography
The Rape of Europa
Producer
Lost Boys of Sudan
Director, Producer
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II
Producer, Director
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
Director of Photography, Director