Jon Shenk is a documentary filmmaker, cinematographer, and founder of Actual Films in San Francisco. He co-directed and photographed Lost Boys of Sudan, winner of an Independent Spirit Award in 2004. He recently co-directed and photographed Democracy Afghan Style, a PBS/Arte film about the post-war constitutional process in Afghanistan. He also recently produced and photographed segments for The New Heroes, a PBS series about social entrepreneurs. He directed and photographed The Beginning about the making of Star Wars: Episode I. Jon has produced and photographed documentaries for MTV and the George Lucas Educational Foundation. Jon has also photographed many documentaries for PBS, A&E, Bravo, CBS, NBC, the BBC, and recently, The Skin We’re In, an Emmy-winning National Geographic special.