T.C. Christensen

T.C. Christensen is an American cinematographer, film director, and writer best known for his work on films related to the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration, Gordon B. Hinckley: A Giant Among Men, 17 Miracles, and Ephraim's Rescue.

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Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration (2005)

A film that focuses on some of the events during the life of Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, which was both filmed and distributed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Nathan Mitchell  •  Rick Macy  •  Tayva Patch  •  David Nibley

A film that focuses on some of the events during the life of Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, which was both filmed and distributed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Nathan Mitchell  •  Rick Macy  •  Tayva Patch  •  David Nibley

The Penny Promise (2001)

Meet Will Duncan, a man who tells his young friend, Dusty, that “an honest heart is more valuable than any amount of money.” Will wants to marry his sweetheart, Annie, and he promised her father that he would save $10,000 to prove he can take care of her. Will ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen  •  Timothy J. Nelson
CAST:  Scott Christopher  •  Bobby Edner  •  Jennifer Capo  •  Laurence Lau

Meet Will Duncan, a man who tells his young friend, Dusty, that “an honest heart is more valuable than any amount of money.” Will wants to marry his sweetheart, Annie, and he promised her father that he would save $10,000 to prove he can take care of her. Will ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen  •  Timothy J. Nelson
CAST:  Scott Christopher  •  Bobby Edner  •  Jennifer Capo  •  Laurence Lau

Finding Faith In Christ (2003)

This film portrays the power, majesty, and love of Jesus Christ through the eyes of Thomas, who once doubted. It explains how faith in Christ will help individuals resolve personal challenges.  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Tomas Kofod  •  Christopher Robin Miller  •  Bruce Newbold

This film portrays the power, majesty, and love of Jesus Christ through the eyes of Thomas, who once doubted. It explains how faith in Christ will help individuals resolve personal challenges.  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Tomas Kofod  •  Christopher Robin Miller  •  Bruce Newbold

Ephraim's Rescue (2013)

From T.C. Christensen, director of the sensational pioneer film, 17 Miracles, comes the heroic true story of a simple man who was called to do the work of angels. Ephraim’s Rescue relates the story of Ephraim Hanks: a rescuer of the Martin Handcart company. Follow ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Darin Southam  •  Cameron Asay  •  James Gaisford  •  Richard Benedict

From T.C. Christensen, director of the sensational pioneer film, 17 Miracles, comes the heroic true story of a simple man who was called to do the work of angels. Ephraim’s Rescue relates the story of Ephraim Hanks: a rescuer of the Martin Handcart company. Follow ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Darin Southam  •  Cameron Asay  •  James Gaisford  •  Richard Benedict

17 Miracles (2011)

As part of the Willie Handcart Company, Levi Savage (Jasen Wade) feared that leaving late in the season would lead to despair and death. What he came to find out is that for every tragedy, there is a multitude of miracles. Based on unbelievable actual events, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Jasen Wade  •  Emily Wadley  •  Jason Celaya  •  Natalie Blackman

As part of the Willie Handcart Company, Levi Savage (Jasen Wade) feared that leaving late in the season would lead to despair and death. What he came to find out is that for every tragedy, there is a multitude of miracles. Based on unbelievable actual events, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Jasen Wade  •  Emily Wadley  •  Jason Celaya  •  Natalie Blackman

The Touch of the Master's Hand (1987)

The Touch of the Master's Hand is an inspirational and captivating film that speaks eloquently to the worth and potential of every individual.  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Dick Brown  •  Shaun Jolley  •  Earl Kevitsh  •  Dennis Patrick

The Touch of the Master's Hand is an inspirational and captivating film that speaks eloquently to the worth and potential of every individual.  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Dick Brown  •  Shaun Jolley  •  Earl Kevitsh  •  Dennis Patrick

Bug Off! (2001)

Big sister Krista angrily wishes her little brother Tyler would just turn into a bug and buzz off. She gets her wish, courtesy of Mrs. Pickle Nickle, an alien babysitter. Can Krista find her missing bug of a brother and get him back to normal?  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Briana Shipley  •  Andrew Fugate  •  Rick Macy  •  Jan Broberg

Big sister Krista angrily wishes her little brother Tyler would just turn into a bug and buzz off. She gets her wish, courtesy of Mrs. Pickle Nickle, an alien babysitter. Can Krista find her missing bug of a brother and get him back to normal?  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Briana Shipley  •  Andrew Fugate  •  Rick Macy  •  Jan Broberg

A Pioneer Miracle: In The Arms of Angels (2003)

“A Pioneer Miracle” tells the story of 8-year-old Belle Richards, who, after disobeying her father’s counsel, finds herself and her brother in serious danger. With divine intervention, the pair survive a terrible rockslide, imprinting on Belle a lifelong lesson of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Caitlin E.J. Meyer  •  Maeve Millard  •  Kellet Cook  •  Dennis Saylor

“A Pioneer Miracle” tells the story of 8-year-old Belle Richards, who, after disobeying her father’s counsel, finds herself and her brother in serious danger. With divine intervention, the pair survive a terrible rockslide, imprinting on Belle a lifelong lesson of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Caitlin E.J. Meyer  •  Maeve Millard  •  Kellet Cook  •  Dennis Saylor

Seasons of the Heart (1993)

Martha and Jed Richards live in Oregon in 1862. They and their two daughters moved there to make a new life, but the daughters died of cholera along the way. This has left Martha an emotional wreck, and she is unable to move on with her life. That is until an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Leigh Lombardi  •  Sam Hennings  •  Claude Akins  •  Logan Hall

Martha and Jed Richards live in Oregon in 1862. They and their two daughters moved there to make a new life, but the daughters died of cholera along the way. This has left Martha an emotional wreck, and she is unable to move on with her life. That is until an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Leigh Lombardi  •  Sam Hennings  •  Claude Akins  •  Logan Hall

Gordon B. Hinckley: A Giant Among Men (2008)

This is the first film to dramatize how President Hinckley was prepared by the Lord from his youth. From boyhood lessons, to tender moments with his mother in their library, to overcoming rejection in the mission field, you will feel the warmth that endeared him to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Lauren Brady  •  T.J. Bishop  •  David Emett  •  Frank Gerrish

This is the first film to dramatize how President Hinckley was prepared by the Lord from his youth. From boyhood lessons, to tender moments with his mother in their library, to overcoming rejection in the mission field, you will feel the warmth that endeared him to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Lauren Brady  •  T.J. Bishop  •  David Emett  •  Frank Gerrish

The Cokeville Miracle (2015)

On May 9, 1986, a small ranching community in Wyoming experiences a divine intervention when a couple detonates a bomb inside a crowded classroom.  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Nathan Stevens  •  Jasen Wade  •  Caitlin E.J. Meyer  •  Mason D. Davis

On May 9, 1986, a small ranching community in Wyoming experiences a divine intervention when a couple detonates a bomb inside a crowded classroom.  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Nathan Stevens  •  Jasen Wade  •  Caitlin E.J. Meyer  •  Mason D. Davis

A 2nd Witness (2014)

Since she was a small girl, Jane Panting has heard miraculous stories from her mother, Elizabeth -- stories of temporal salvation that her young family experienced as they voyaged from Gloucester, England, to the Salt Lake Valley. She heard about the blessing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Emily Wadley  •  Adrienne Carr  •  Peggy Matheson  •  Antonio Lexerot

Since she was a small girl, Jane Panting has heard miraculous stories from her mother, Elizabeth -- stories of temporal salvation that her young family experienced as they voyaged from Gloucester, England, to the Salt Lake Valley. She heard about the blessing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Emily Wadley  •  Adrienne Carr  •  Peggy Matheson  •  Antonio Lexerot

Treasure in Heaven: The John Tanner Story (2009)

As the director of such films as "The Touch of the Master's Hand", "Praise to the Man" and "Gordon B. Hinckley: A Giant Among Men", T.C. Christensen has touched the hearts of millions of Latter-day Saints with his exemplary filmmaking. Now he shares the incredible ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Matthew D. Maddox  •  Colby Koch  •  Nathan Mitchell  •  Shauna Thompson

As the director of such films as "The Touch of the Master's Hand", "Praise to the Man" and "Gordon B. Hinckley: A Giant Among Men", T.C. Christensen has touched the hearts of millions of Latter-day Saints with his exemplary filmmaking. Now he shares the incredible ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Matthew D. Maddox  •  Colby Koch  •  Nathan Mitchell  •  Shauna Thompson

Only a Stonecutter (2008)

John Rowe Moyle walked the 22 miles from Alpine, Utah to Salt Lake City to fulfill his calling.  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Bruce Newbold

John Rowe Moyle walked the 22 miles from Alpine, Utah to Salt Lake City to fulfill his calling.  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Bruce Newbold

The Restoration (2004)

This film recounts how Joseph Smith's search for truth led to a heavenly vision and the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ.  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen  •  Gary Cook
CAST:  Dustin Harding

This film recounts how Joseph Smith's search for truth led to a heavenly vision and the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ.  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen  •  Gary Cook
CAST:  Dustin Harding

Joy to the World (2003)

Joseph and a pregnant Mary travel to Bethlehem for the census and stay in a stable where they prepare for the birth of Christ. Meanwhile, the bugs ride along with Mary and Joseph to search for a new place but find the stable already occupied. They continue their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Rick Macy  •  Roger Nelson

Joseph and a pregnant Mary travel to Bethlehem for the census and stay in a stable where they prepare for the birth of Christ. Meanwhile, the bugs ride along with Mary and Joseph to search for a new place but find the stable already occupied. They continue their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Rick Macy  •  Roger Nelson

The Fighting Preacher (2019)

Willard Bean accepts a mission from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to travel to a new town, where he must fight to win respect.  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  David McConnell  •  Charley Boon  •  Kenna Dawn  •  Sam Di Bello

Willard Bean accepts a mission from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to travel to a new town, where he must fight to win respect.  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  David McConnell  •  Charley Boon  •  Kenna Dawn  •  Sam Di Bello

Son of Babes (1980)

A Hilarious and insightful look at LDS Children by T.C. Christensen, whose credits include The Work and the Glory and Praise to the Man Digitally Remastered The new DVD, Mouths of Babes, is hilarious, charming, and honest! This classic LDS comedy is back and better ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
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A Hilarious and insightful look at LDS Children by T.C. Christensen, whose credits include The Work and the Glory and Praise to the Man Digitally Remastered The new DVD, Mouths of Babes, is hilarious, charming, and honest! This classic LDS comedy is back and better ...  (more)

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The Mouths of Babes (1980)

A T.C. Christensen Film - A Hilarious and insightful look at LDS Children. By T.C. Christensen, whose credits include The Work and the Glory and Praise to the Man Digitally Remastered The new DVD, Mouths of Babes, is hilarious, charming, and honest! This classic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
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A T.C. Christensen Film - A Hilarious and insightful look at LDS Children. By T.C. Christensen, whose credits include The Work and the Glory and Praise to the Man Digitally Remastered The new DVD, Mouths of Babes, is hilarious, charming, and honest! This classic ...  (more)

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Joseph Smith: The Man (1980)

A group of children go to Lethe Tatge's home to hear about the Prophet Joseph Smith.  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Lethe Tatge  •  John-John Wadsworth  •  Debra Doxley  •  Jeff Robison

A group of children go to Lethe Tatge's home to hear about the Prophet Joseph Smith.  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.C. Christensen
CAST:  Lethe Tatge  •  John-John Wadsworth  •  Debra Doxley  •  Jeff Robison
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