Jon Shenk Movie Trailers

The Seer and the Unseen Trailer (2019)

13 April 2019

A magic realist fable about invisible elves, financial collapse and the surprising power of belief, told through the story of an Icelandic woman - a real life Lorax who speaks on behalf of nature under threat.

Audrie & Daisy Trailer (2016)

23 September 2016

A documentary film about three cases of rape, that includes the stories of two American high school students, Audrie Pott and Daisy Coleman.

RUTH - Justice Ginsburg in her own Words Trailer (2019)

22 June 2019

How does some one with three strikes against her, rise to the highest court in the land, the U. S. Supreme Court?

Make a Splash Trailer (2022)

01 October 2022

Splash, a team within the San Diego Women’s Basketball Association composed of women 85 and up are forever changed by the sisterhood that comes from being in a league of their own.

Any Problem is No Problem Trailer (2025)

31 March 2025

As scandals rock the crypto industry, three Web3 startups are selected for a prestigious tech incubator.

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore Trailer (2025)

20 June 2025

In 1987, Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award and was thrust into the spotlight at 21 years old.

Nazi Mystery - Twins From Brazil Trailer (2009)

29 November 2009

In 2009 a bizarre story spreads around the globe, reported as fact in the world’s newspapers: Josef Mengele – the infamous escaped Nazi concentration camp doctor, the Angel of Death, may have succeeded in his lifelong goal of creating a blonde, blue-eyed master race.

The Beginning: Making Episode I Trailer (2001)

16 October 2001

The entire process of making Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) is shown here in this documentary.

Smile Pinki Trailer (2008)

31 December 2008

Pinki is a five-year-old girl from a village in the Mirzapur District, India, born into a desperately poor family, and with a cleft lip.

Athlete A Trailer (2020)

23 June 2020

Follow the Indianapolis Star reporters that broke the story about USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar's abuse and hear from gymnasts.

The Island President Trailer (2012)

28 March 2012

Follows the globe-trotting journey of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, the lowest-lying country in the world, who, after bringing democracy to his country, takes up the fight to keep it from disappearing under the sea.

In Waves and War Trailer (2024)

31 August 2024

Three Navy SEALs leave their tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan with treatment-resistant, unrelenting psychological pain.

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power Trailer (2017)

28 July 2017

A decade after An Inconvenient Truth brought climate change into the heart of popular culture comes the riveting and rousing follow-up that shows just how close we are to a real energy revolution.

Lead Me Home Trailer (2021)

03 September 2021

Poignant stories of homelessness on the West Coast of the US frame this cinematic portrait of a surging humanitarian crisis.

The Rape of Europa Trailer (2007)

17 March 2007

World War II was not just the most destructive conflict in humanity, it was also the greatest theft in history: lives, families, communities, property, culture and heritage were all stolen.

Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature Trailer (1997)

24 June 1997

Documentary on water usage, money, politics, the transformation of nature, and the growth of the American west, shown on PBS as a four-part miniseries.

The White House Effect Trailer (2024)

31 August 2024

Exploring the dramatic origin story of the climate crisis and how a political battle in the George H.

Truth in Ten Trailer (2017)

01 November 2017

The climate crisis affects all of us. But together we can solve it. That is why Al Gore created the “Truth in 10” slideshow, a 10-minute presentation anyone can use to share the truth of what’s happening to our planet and the solutions in our hands.

From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' Trailer (2002)

12 November 2002

For Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), there were to be many more visual effects than in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999).

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

31 July 2013

The pioneer Jews of San Francisco arrived from Germany during the Gold Rush and were instrumental in building the city.

Surf Nation Trailer (2022)

07 May 2022

Aspiring Chinese athletes and their international coaches arrive in the island of Hainan. Together, they attempt to become the country’s first Olympic surfers.

Lost Boys of Sudan Trailer (2003)

24 April 2003

Lost Boys of Sudan is a feature-length documentary that follows two Sudanese refugees on an extraordinary journey from Africa to America.

Art and Science Collide Trailer (2025)

12 November 2025

Art & Science Collide weaves together compelling stories of artists participating in the Getty’s 2024-2025 Southern California art event, PST ART.

New Muslim Cool Trailer (2009)

14 October 2009

Puerto Rican American rapper Hamza Pérez ended his life as a drug dealer 12 years ago, and started down a new path as a young Muslim.

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

01 January 1999

From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Freida Lee Mock, ‘Bird by Bird with Annie’ offers an intimate portrait of a writer and her craft, interweaving the story of Anne Lamott's life—in itself a deeply moving tale of addiction and redemption, grief and joy, intellect and faith—with a year's worth of interviews, public lectures, and footage of the writer at work, focusing particularly on Lamott's candid, humorous, and disarmingly straightforward advice on the struggles and joys of writing.

Just Breathe Trailer (2019)

01 October 2019

Splash Trailer (2019)