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Jon Shenk is an Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated documentary film director and director of photography,[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

Career

Shenk has directed, photographed and produced numerous documentary feature films and shorts.[4] Shenk co-directed and photographed Athlete A[5][6] and An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.[7] In 2016, Shenk co-directed and photographed the film Audrie & Daisy,[8] which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival[9] where it was acquired[10] by Netflix. Shenk is also the director and photographer of The Island President,[11][12] a documentary about the first democratically elected president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed.

Filmography

Directed Features

Producing Credits

Cinematographer Credits

Awards

References

  1. ^ "'Inconvenient Sequel' directors Bonnie Cohen and Jon Shenk bring hope to the climate crisis". Los Angeles Times. 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  2. ^ Vlessing, Etan (2021-07-06). "Actual Films Names Justine Nagan Head of Production (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  3. ^ "Netflix documentary "Lead Me Home" looks at homelessness in America". Yahoo News. 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  4. ^ "Jon Shenk". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  5. ^ Carey, Matthew (2021-01-10). "'Athlete A' Directors Say USA Gymnastics Should Do More To End Culture Of Abuse – Contenders Documentary". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  6. ^ a b Wakeman, Jessica (2016-09-23). "Life After Sexual Assault: Inside Harrowing Doc 'Audrie & Daisy'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  7. ^ Roeper, Richard (2017-08-03). "Flawed 'Inconvenient Sequel' a valuable reminder of worsening crisis". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  8. ^ Felperin, Leslie (2016-01-26). "'Audrie & Daisy': Sundance Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  9. ^ Chai, Barbara (2015-12-02). "Sundance Film Festival Announces In-Competition Films for 2016 (See the Full List)". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  10. ^ Lang, Brent (2016-01-28). "Sundance: Netflix Strikes Again, Picking Up 'Audrie & Daisy'". Variety. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  11. ^ Scott, A. O. (2012-03-27). "In Paradise, and Closer Than Ever to Disaster". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  12. ^ "'The Island President,' a Stirring Documentary About a President and a Country Under Siege, Plays March 20 at SF Film Society Cinema". SFFILM. 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  13. ^ Pahle, Rebecca (2012-03-27). "Jon Shenk Gets Up Close and Personal with The Island President". MovieMaker Magazine. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  14. ^ Saltz, Rachel (2007-09-14). "Art, Lost and Found". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  15. ^ producer., Ginsburg, Ruth Bader, on-screen participant. Golan, M. A., screenwriter. Mock, Freida Lee, film director, screenwriter, film, Ruth : Justice Ginsburg in her own words, OCLC 1236890008, retrieved 2021-08-24((citation)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ "The Revolutionary Optimists: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 2013-03-26. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  17. ^ Wood, Sura (2011-10-18). "Eames: The Architect and the Painter: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  18. ^ "The Island President's Jon Shenk on Turmoil in the Maldives". THIRTEEN - New York Public Media. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  19. ^ "2003 IDA Documentary Awards Nominees". International Documentary Association. 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  20. ^ film (2018-01-09). "The full list of nominations for the Baftas 2018". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  21. ^ Thompson, Anne (2020-10-26). "'Crip Camp,' 'Gunda,' and 'Mr. Soul!' Lead Critics Choice Documentary Awards Nominations". IndieWire. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
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