About
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
Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda ForeverSeries • 2023
The White House EffectMovie • 2024
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to PowerMovie • 2017
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode IMovie • 2001
Athlete AMovie • 2020
Lead Me HomeMovie • 2021
Audrie & DaisyMovie • 2016
The Rape of EuropaMovie • 2007