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Portrait of Jon Shenk

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Jon Shenk

Career

Active from 2001 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Athlete A
Athlete A
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jon Shenk Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Romance
    1.3, average 3.8
  • Situational Comedy
    0.7, average 2.7
  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Physical Comedy
    0.4, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Documentary 3
  • Biographical Documentary 2
  • Contemporary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
History's Secrets: Atomic Bomb
History's Secrets: Atomic Bomb

Additional Camera

2020s

11 titles · average score 72
The Coral Rescuers
The Coral Rescuers (2026)

Director of Photography, Executive Producer

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore (2025)
GoodWatch score 84

Director of Photography

Any Problem is No Problem
Any Problem is No Problem (2025)

Executive Producer

Mercedes
Mercedes (2025)

Executive Producer

Art and Science Collide
Art and Science Collide (2025)

Executive Producer

In Waves and War
In Waves and War (2024)
GoodWatch score 48

Director of Photography, Producer

The White House Effect
The White House Effect (2024)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Producer

Make a Splash
Make a Splash (2022)

Executive Producer

Surf Nation
Surf Nation (2022)

Executive Producer

Lead Me Home
Lead Me Home (2021)
GoodWatch score 80

Director, Cinematography

Athlete A
Athlete A (2020)
GoodWatch score 85

Director, Director of Photography

2010s

9 titles · average score 71
RUTH - Justice Ginsburg in her own Words
RUTH - Justice Ginsburg in her own Words (2019)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

The Seer and the Unseen
The Seer and the Unseen (2019)

Executive Producer

Splash
Splash (2019)

Director

Just Breathe
Just Breathe (2019)

Executive Producer

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Director of Photography

Truth in Ten
Truth in Ten (2017)

Director

Audrie & Daisy
Audrie & Daisy (2016)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography, Director

American Jerusalem: Jews and the Making of San Francisco
American Jerusalem: Jews and the Making of San Francisco (2013)

Executive Producer

The Island President
The Island President (2012)
GoodWatch score 78

Director, Director of Photography

2000s

7 titles · average score 73
Nazi Mystery - Twins From Brazil
Nazi Mystery - Twins From Brazil (2009)

Director of Photography

New Muslim Cool
New Muslim Cool (2009)

Director of Photography

Smile Pinki
Smile Pinki (2008)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

The Rape of Europa
The Rape of Europa (2007)
GoodWatch score 80

Producer

Lost Boys of Sudan
Lost Boys of Sudan (2003)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Producer

From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II (2002)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Producer

The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I (2001)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Director of Photography

1990s

1 title
Bird by Bird with Annie: A Film Portrait of Writer Anne Lamott
Bird by Bird with Annie: A Film Portrait of Writer Anne Lamott (1999)

Assistant Camera