Jon Shenk

Jon Shenk is an American documentary film producer and director. He is the co-founder of Actual Films, the production company of the documentaries Athlete A, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, Audrie & Daisy, 3.5 Minutes, The Island President, Lost Boys of Sudan (film) and The Rape of Europa.
== Career ==
Shenk has directed, photographed and produced numerous documentary feature films and shorts. Shenk co-directed and photographed Athlete A and An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power|An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power. In 2016, Shenk co-directed and photographed the film Audrie & Daisy, which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival where it was acquired by Netflix. Shenk is also the director and photographer of The Island President, a documentary about the first democratically elected president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed.
== Filmography ==
Directed Features
* Athlete A (2020)
* Splash (2019, documentary short) 
* An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017)
* Audrie & Daisy (2016)
* The Island President (2011)
* Lost Boys of Sudan (film)|Lost Boys of Sudan (2003)
* The Beginning: Making 'Episode I' (2001)
Producing Credits
* Freedom to Dream (2020, documentary short, executive producer)
* Jaiquan's Sketch (2019, documentary short, executive producer)
* Cooking for Life (2019, documentary short, executive producer)
* Sounds of Life (2019, documentary short, executive producer)
* Be Like Water (2019, documentary short, executive producer)
* Drawn to the Mat (2019, documentary short, executive producer)
* Just Breathe (2019, documentary short, executive producer)
* Nature: No App Required (2019, documentary short, executive producer)
* Splash (2019, documentary short, executive producer)
* The Seer and the Unseen (2019, executive producer)
* Melting Ice (2017, documentary short, co-producer)
* Exposé: America's Investigative Reports (2007, series, producer, 1 episode)
** Blame Somebody Else
* The Rape of Europa (2006, producer)
* POV (TV series) (2004, series, producer, 1 episode)
** Lost Boys of Sudan
* Lost Boys of Sudan (film)|Lost Boys of Sudan (2003, producer)
* From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' (2002, producer)
Cinematographer Credits
* Freedom to Dream (2020, documentary short)
* Athlete A (2020)
* Sounds of Life (2019, documentary short)
* Ruth: Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words|RUTH - Justice Ginsburg in her own Words (2019)
* Just Breathe (2019, documentary short)
* An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017)
* Audrie & Daisy (2016, director of photography)
* A Kind of Order (2013)
* American Jerusalem: Jews and the Making of San Francisco (2013)
* The Revolutionary Optimists (2013)
* The Battle of Amfar (2013, documentary short)
* Eames: The Architect & The Painter (2011)
* The Island President (2011)
* The Burning Wigs of Sedition (2010, documentary short)
* National Geographic Explorer (2005-2010, series, 4 episodes)
** How Man Tamed the Wild (2010)
** Journey to an Alien Moon (2010)
** Nazi Mystery: Twins from Brazil (2009)
** Pyramids of Fire (2005)
* Through the Wormhole (2010, series, 1 episode) 
** Are We Alone? 
* Nourish: Food + Community (2009, documentary short)
* POV (TV series) (2009, series, 1 episode)
** New Muslim Cool 
* Exposé: America's Investigative Reports (2009, series, 1 episode)
** The People's Sheriff 
* Smile Pinki (2008, documentary short)
* Undercover History (2007, series, 1 episode)
** J. Edgar Hoover 
* The Days and the Hours (2006, documentary short)
* Frontline (American TV program)|Frontline (2006, series, 1 episode)
** A Hidden Life
* The Rape of Europa (2006)
* Secrets of Revelation (2006)
* The Human Behavior Experiments (2006)
* The New Heroes (2005, series, 1 episode)
** Power of Enterprise 
* Lost Boys of Sudan (film)|Lost Boys of Sudan (2003)
* Nova (2000, series, 1 episode)
** Runaway Universe (2000)
* Frozen Fisherman (1999)
* Kofi Annan: Eye of the Storm (1998)
== Awards ==
* 2003 International Documentary Association Award Nominee, Feature Documentary, Lost Boys of Sudan (film)|Lost Boys of Sudan (2003), shared with Megan Mylan
* 2004 Independent Spirit Awards|Film Independent Spirit Award Winner, Truer Than Fiction, Lost Boys of Sudan (film)|Lost Boys of Sudan (2003), shared with Megan Mylan
* 2005 News & Documentary Emmy Awards|News & Documentary Emmy Award Nominee, Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form, POV (TV series) (1988), Lost Boys of Sudan (film)|Lost Boys of Sudan (2003), shared with Sally Jo Fifer (executive producer), Cara Mertes (executive producer), Frances Reid (executive producer), Megan Mylan (producer)
* 2005 News & Documentary Emmy Awards|News & Documentary Emmy Award Nominee, Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Cinematography, POV (TV series) (1988), Lost Boys of Sudan (film)|Lost Boys of Sudan (2003)
* 2006 News & Documentary Emmy Awards|News & Documentary Emmy Award Nominee, Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Cinematography, The New Heroes (2005), shared with Banks Tarver (cinematographer) and Mitch Wilson (cinematographer)
* 2007 News & Documentary Emmy Awards|News & Documentary Emmy Award Winner, Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine, AIR: America's Investigative Reports (2006), shared with Tom Casciato (executive producer), Scott Davis (senior producer), Peter Nicks (co-producer), Stephen Segaller (executive in charge)
* 2011 Doc NYC|DOC NYC Nominee, Viewfinders Grand Jury Prize, The Island President (2011)
* 2011 Toronto International Film Festival Award Winner, People's Choice Award Documentary, The Island President (2011)
* 2012 International Documentary Association Award Winner, Pare Lorentz Award, The Island President (2011), shared with Jon H. Else|Jon Else (executive producer), Bonni Cohen (producer), Richard Berge (producer)
* 2016 Sundance Film Festival Nominee, Grand Jury Prize, Audrie & Daisy (2016), shared with Bonni Cohen
* 2017 Cannes Film Festival Nominee, Golden Eye, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017), shared with Bonni Cohen
* 2017 San Sebastián International Film Festival Award Winner, Greenpeace Lurra Award, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017), shared with Bonni Cohen
* 2018 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Nominee, Best Documentary, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017), shared with Bonni Cohen
* 2020 Critics' Choice Documentary Awards|Critics' Choice Documentary Award Nominee, Best Director, Athlete A (2020), shared with Bonni Cohen
Category:American documentary film producers
Category:American film directors