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Jon Shenk

Jon Shenk

January 1, 1969 — 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.

Athlete A

Athlete A

2020

Audrie & Daisy

Audrie & Daisy

2016

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

2017

Lead Me Home

Lead Me Home

2021

The Rape of Europa

The Rape of Europa

2007

The Beginning: Making Episode I

The Beginning: Making Episode I

2001

The Island President

The Island President

2012

Smile Pinki

Smile Pinki

2008