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Jon Shenk

Jon Shenk

Directing

January 1, 1969 (57 years old)
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Male
40 Movies
3 TV Shows

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.

Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever
Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever

Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever

2023 4.8

Executive Producer

Age 54 (now 57)
3 eps
Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever
Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever

Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever

2023 4.8

Camera Operator

Age 54 (now 57)
3 eps
Athlete A
Athlete A

Athlete A

2020 7.5

Director of Photography

Age 51 (now 57)
Athlete A
Athlete A

Athlete A

2020 7.5

Director

Age 51 (now 57)
Audrie & Daisy
Audrie & Daisy

Audrie & Daisy

2016 7.1

Director

Age 47 (now 57)
Audrie & Daisy
Audrie & Daisy

Audrie & Daisy

2016 7.1

Director of Photography

Age 47 (now 57)
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

2017 6.6

Director of Photography

Age 48 (now 57)
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

2017 6.6

Director

Age 48 (now 57)
Lead Me Home
Lead Me Home

Lead Me Home

2021 6.3

Director

Age 52 (now 57)
Lead Me Home
Lead Me Home

Lead Me Home

2021 6.3

Cinematography

Age 52 (now 57)
The Beginning: Making Episode I
The Beginning: Making Episode I

The Beginning: Making Episode I

2001 7.3

Director of Photography

Age 32 (now 57)
The Beginning: Making Episode I
The Beginning: Making Episode I

The Beginning: Making Episode I

2001 7.3

Director

Age 32 (now 57)
The Rape of Europa
The Rape of Europa

The Rape of Europa

2007 7.4

Producer

Age 38 (now 57)
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'

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

2002 6.8

Director

Age 33 (now 57)
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'

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

2002 6.8

Producer

Age 33 (now 57)
Lost Boys of Sudan
Lost Boys of Sudan

Lost Boys of Sudan

2003 6.4

Producer

Age 34 (now 57)