Jon Shenk

Jon Shenk

Known for: Directing

Born: December 31, 1968 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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.

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The Daily Show

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The Daily Show

Self - Guest

1996 Drama
Lead Me Home

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Lead Me Home

Cinematography

2021 Documentary
Lost Boys of Sudan

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Lost Boys of Sudan

Director

2003 Documentary
The Island President

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The Island President

Director

2012 Documentary
The Beginning: Making Episode I

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The Beginning: Making Episode I

Director of Photography

2001 Documentary
RUTH - Justice Ginsburg in her own Words

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RUTH - Justice Ginsburg in her own Words

Director of Photography

2019 Documentary
New Muslim Cool

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New Muslim Cool

Director of Photography

2009 Documentary
The Seer and the Unseen

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The Seer and the Unseen

Executive Producer

2019 Documentary
Audrie & Daisy

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Audrie & Daisy

Director

2016 Documentary
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature

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Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature

Assistant Editor

1997 Documentary
Bird by Bird with Annie: A Film Portrait of Writer Anne Lamott

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Bird by Bird with Annie: A Film Portrait of Writer Anne Lamott

Assistant Camera

1998 Documentary
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

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An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

Director

2017 Documentary
Truth in Ten

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Truth in Ten

Director

2017 Documentary
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'

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From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'

Producer

2002 Documentary
In Waves and War

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In Waves and War

Director

2024 Documentary
The White House Effect

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The White House Effect

Director

2024 Documentary
Smile Pinki

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Smile Pinki

Director of Photography

2008 Documentary
Athlete A

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Athlete A

Director

2020 Documentary
Nazi Mystery - Twins From Brazil

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Nazi Mystery - Twins From Brazil

Director of Photography

2009 Documentary
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore

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Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore

Cinematography

2025 Documentary
History's Secrets: Atomic Bomb

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History's Secrets: Atomic Bomb

Additional Camera

N/A Drama
Mercedes

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Mercedes

Executive Producer

2025 Documentary
Splash

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Splash

Director

2019 Documentary
Any Problem is No Problem

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Any Problem is No Problem

Executive Producer

2025 Documentary