Jon Shenk
Known for Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1969 (age 57)
- Birthplace
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Jonathan Shenk, Джон Шенк
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.
Upcoming
Latest
- The Coral RescuersExecutive Producer2026
- Art and Science CollideExecutive Producer2025
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone AnymoreDirector of Photography2025Rating: 7.3 out of 10
MercedesExecutive Producer2025
Any Problem is No ProblemExecutive Producer2025
In Waves and WarDirector2024Rating: 6.8 out of 10
The White House EffectDirector2024Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda ForeverExecutive Producer2023SeriesRating: 4.8 out of 10- Make a SplashExecutive Producer2022
- Surf NationExecutive Producer2022
Lead Me HomeDirector2021Rating: 6.3 out of 10
Athlete ADirector2020Rating: 7.5 out of 10- SplashDirector2019Rating: 1.0 out of 10
- Just BreatheExecutive Producer2019
RUTH - Justice Ginsburg in her own WordsDirector of Photography2019Rating: 6.7 out of 10
The Seer and the UnseenExecutive Producer2019Rating: 7.7 out of 10- Truth in TenDirector2017
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to PowerDirector2017Rating: 6.6 out of 10
Audrie & DaisyDirector2016Rating: 7.1 out of 10
American Jerusalem: Jews and the Making of San FranciscoExecutive Producer2013
Known for
- Athlete ADirector2020Rating: 7.5 out of 10
- Audrie & DaisyDirector2016Rating: 7.1 out of 10
- An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to PowerDirector2017Rating: 6.6 out of 10
- Lead Me HomeDirector2021Rating: 6.3 out of 10
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode IDirector2001Rating: 7.3 out of 10
Lost Boys of SudanDirector2003Rating: 6.4 out of 10
The Rape of EuropaProducer2007Rating: 7.3 out of 10
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode IIDirector2002Rating: 6.8 out of 10
The Island PresidentDirector2012Rating: 6.1 out of 10- The White House EffectDirector2024Rating: 6.0 out of 10
- In Waves and WarDirector2024Rating: 6.8 out of 10
- Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda ForeverExecutive Producer2023SeriesRating: 4.8 out of 10
Filmography
31 titles
