Directed credits
11
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Jon Shenk
Directing
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Directed movies: 11Directed series: 0All crew credits: 24
TMDB ID: 933761
IMDb ID: nm0791556
Known for: Directing
Born: January 1, 1969
Age: 57
Place of birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1996 - 2025
Years active: 30
Average TMDB rating: 6.95
Wikidata: Q24661045
Also known as
Jonathan Shenk • Джон Шенк
Frequent jobs
Director (6)Director of Photography (5)Executive Producer (5)Producer (3)Cinematography (2)Additional Camera (1)Assistant Camera (1)Assistant Editor (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Jon Shenk.
5.7
The White House Effect
Director
2024 Movie
7.5
Athlete A
Director
2020 Movie
6.7
RUTH - Justice Ginsburg in her own Words
Director of Photography
2019 Movie
6.6
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Director
2017 Movie
7.1
Audrie & Daisy
Director
2016 Movie
6.1
The Island President
Director
2012 Movie
7.5
Nazi Mystery - Twins From Brazil
Director of Photography
2009 Movie
New Muslim Cool
Director of Photography
2009 Movie
6.6
Smile Pinki
Director of Photography
2008 Movie
6.4
Lost Boys of Sudan
Director
2003 Movie
7.2
The Beginning: Making Episode I
Director of Photography
2001 Movie
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Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Jon Shenk.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Jon Shenk.
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Most Popular Movies
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6.6
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Director
2017 Movie
7.5
Athlete A
Director
2020 Movie
7.4
The Rape of Europa
Producer
2007 Movie
6.7
In Waves and War
Producer
2024 Movie
5.7
The White House Effect
Director
2024 Movie
7.2
The Beginning: Making Episode I
Director of Photography
2001 Movie
6.3
Lead Me Home
Cinematography
2021 Movie
7.1
Audrie & Daisy
Director
2016 Movie
6.1
The Island President
Director
2012 Movie
6.5
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
Producer
2002 Movie
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
Assistant Editor
1997 Movie
7.5
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
Cinematography
2025 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Jon Shenk.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Jon Shenk.
7.5
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
Cinematography
2025 Movie
Mercedes
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
Any Problem is No Problem
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
6.7
In Waves and War
Producer
2024 Movie
6.3
Lead Me Home
Cinematography
2021 Movie
7.7
The Seer and the Unseen
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
American Jerusalem: Jews and the Making of San Francisco
Executive Producer
2013 Movie
7.4
The Rape of Europa
Producer
2007 Movie
6.5
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
Producer
2002 Movie
Bird by Bird with Annie: A Film Portrait of Writer Anne Lamott
Assistant Camera
1999 Movie
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
Assistant Editor
1997 Movie
History's Secrets: Atomic Bomb
Additional Camera
Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Jon Shenk.
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Jon Shenk.