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 ''Athlete A'' is a 2020 American documentary film directed by Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk. The documentary follows a team of investigative journalists from ''The Indianapolis Star'' as they broke the story of doctor Larry Nassar sexually assaulti ...

'', ''An Inconvenient Sequel'', ''

Audrie & Daisy ''Audrie & Daisy'' is an American 2016 documentary film about two cases of rape of teenage American girls, in 2011 and 2012. Summary The documentary includes the stories of two American high school students, Audrie Pott of Saratoga, California, a ...

'', ''3.5 Minutes'', ''

The Island President ''The Island President'' is a 2011 documentary film about the efforts of then-President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed to tackle rising sea levels resulting from climate change. Produced by Actual Films, an Oscar- and Emmy-winning American docu ...

'', ''Lost Boys of Sudan'' and '' The Rape of Europa'.''

Career

Shenk has directed, photographed and produced numerous documentary feature films and shorts. Shenk co-directed and photographed ''

'' and ''An'' ''Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power''. In 2016, Shenk co-directed and photographed the film ''

'', which premiered at the 2016

Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,66 ...

where it was acquired by

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. Shenk is also the director and photographer of ''

'', a documentary about the first democratically elected president of the

Maldives Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...

Mohamed Nasheed Mohamed Nasheed GCSK (; born 17 May 1967) is a Maldivian politician and activist currently serving as the 19th speaker of the People's Majlis since May 2019. A founding member of the Maldivian Democratic Party, he served as President of the ...

Filmography

Directed Features *

(2020) * Splash (2019, documentary short) * An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017) *

(2016) *

(2011) *

Lost Boys of Sudan The Lost Boys of Sudan refers to a group of over 20,000 boys of the Nuer and Dinka ethnic groups who were displaced or orphaned during the Second Sudanese Civil War (1987–2005). Two million were killed and others were severely affected by the ...

(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) *

P.O.V. ''POV'' (also written ''P.O.V.'') is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) public television series which features independent nonfiction films. ''POV'' is an initialism for ''point of view''. ''POV'' is the longest-running showcase on television ...

(2004, series, producer, 1 episode) ** 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) *

(2020) * Sounds of Life (2019, documentary short) * RUTH - Justice Ginsburg in her own Words (2019) * Just Breathe (2019, documentary short) * An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017) *

(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) *

(2011) * The Burning Wigs of Sedition (2010, documentary short) *

National Geographic Explorer ''National Geographic Explorer'' (or simply ''Explorer'') is an American documentary television series that originally premiered on Nickelodeon on April 7, 1985, after having been produced as a less costly and intensive alternative to PBS's '' ...

(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 ''Through the Wormhole'' is an American science documentary television series narrated and hosted by American actor Morgan Freeman. It began airing on Science Channel in the United States on June 9, 2010. The series concluded its run on May 16 ...

(2010, series, 1 episode) ** Are We Alone? * Nourish: Food + Community (2009, documentary short) *

(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) *

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(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 *

(2003) * Nova (2000, series, 1 episode) ** Runaway Universe (2000) * Frozen Fisherman (1999) * Kofi Annan: Eye of the Storm (1998)

Awards

* 2003

International Documentary Association International Documentary Association (IDA), founded in 1982, is a non-profit 501(c)(3) that promotes nonfiction filmmakers, and is dedicated to increasing public awareness for the documentary genre. Their major program areas are: Advocacy, Filmm ...

Award Nominee, Feature Documentary, ''Lost Boys of Sudan'' (2003), shared with

Megan Mylan Megan Mylan is an Oscar-winning documentary film director, known for her films '' Simple as Water', Lost Boys of Sudan''

* 2004 Film Independent Spirit Award Winner, Truer Than Fiction, ''Lost Boys of Sudan'' (2003), shared with

Megan Mylan Megan Mylan is an Oscar-winning documentary film director, known for her films '' Simple as Water', Lost Boys of Sudan''

* 2005 News & Documentary Emmy Award Nominee, Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form,

(1988), ''Lost Boys of Sudan'' (2003), shared with Sally Jo Fifer (executive producer), Cara Mertes (executive producer), Frances Reid (executive producer),

Megan Mylan Megan Mylan is an Oscar-winning documentary film director, known for her films '' Simple as Water', Lost Boys of Sudan''

(producer) * 2005 News & Documentary Emmy Award Nominee, Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Cinematography,

(1988), ''Lost Boys of Sudan'' (2003) * 2006 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 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 Nominee, Viewfinders Grand Jury Prize, ''

'' (2011) * 2011

Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, attracting over 480,000 people annually. Since its founding in 1976, TIFF has grown to become a permane ...

Award Winner, People's Choice Award Documentary, ''

'' (2011) * 2012

Award Winner, Pare Lorentz Award, ''

'' (2011), shared with Jon Else (executive producer), Bonni Cohen (producer), Richard Berge (producer) * 2016

Nominee, Grand Jury Prize,

(2016), shared with Bonni Cohen * 2017

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...

Nominee, Golden Eye, '' An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power'' (2017), shared with Bonni Cohen * 2017

San Sebastián International Film Festival The San Sebastián International Film Festival ( SSIFF; es, Festival Internacional de San Sebastián, eu, Donostia Zinemaldia) is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spanish city of Donostia-San Sebastián in September, in th ...

Award Winner, Greenpeace Lurra Award, '' An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power'' (2017), shared with Bonni Cohen * 2018

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Nominee, Best Documentary, '' An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power'' (2017), shared with Bonni Cohen * 2020 Critics' Choice Documentary Award Nominee, Best Director, ''

'' (2020), shared with Bonni Cohen

References

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