For over ten years, Actual Films has been producing critically acclaimed, award-winning documentaries for television broadcast and theatrical release. These films have been shot in dozens of countries around the world and range in subject matter from personal stories to historical examinations to international politics. Actual Films has made documentaries for PBS, BBC, Arte, Discovery Channel, Lucasfilm, Stanford University, and many others.
Actual Films was formed in 1998 by filmmakers Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk, who met while completing their graduate work in film at the Stanford University Documentary Film Program.