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Christensen, T. C.

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1953-

Biographical History

T.C. Christensen (born 1953) is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and filmmaker living in Utah.

He was born in 1953 and grew up in Layton, Utah. He studied filmmaking at Brigham Young University and at the University of Utah. He has made many films about the prophet Joseph Smith and has made many other films associated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the West.

Citation:
Internet movie database, via WWW, Jan. 31, 2012 (T.C. Christensen; Thomas R. Christensen; Tom Christensen; b. Salt Lake City, Utah; cinematographer, director, producer, writer)

Wikipedia, Jan. 31, 2012 (American filmmaker; grew up in Davis County, Utah; creator of Church-themed films)

LDS Film website, Jan. 31, 2012 (T.C. Christensen; Latter-day Saint)

Ancestry.com, Jan. 31, 2012 (Tom R. Christensen; Thos. R. Christensen; b. 1953)

Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:

T. C. Christensen recording of The human race, 1978

 Series — Carton 1 : Series 3; Series 1; Series 2; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197239251629], item: 3
Identifier: MSS 9039 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contents include U-Matic videocassette tape of the film "The Human Race." The film was directed by T.C. Christensen and produced by the BYU Motion Picture Studio. The film is about a deformed child surviving Nazi Germany who learns to teach high school math and runs marathons. The film is thirty minutes long and dated 1978.

Dates: 1978

T. C. Christensen recording of The mouths of babes, 1980

 Series — Carton 1 : Series 3; Series 1; Series 2; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197239251629], item: 4
Identifier: MSS 9039 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contents include a VHS videocassette tape of the LDS film, "The Mouths of Babes," produced and directed by T.C. Christensen. The film consists of children being asked their views on everything from where they came from to where they go on their LDS missions. The film has a running time of fifteen minutes and is dated 1980.

Dates: 1980

T. C. Christensen recording of The old man in our town, 1981

 Series — Carton 1 : Series 3; Series 1; Series 2; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197239251629], item: 5
Identifier: MSS 9039 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contents include a Umatic videocassette of the music video, "The Old Man In Our Town," produced by T.C. Christensen as Tom Christensen. The film has a three minute run time and is dated 1981.

Dates: 1981

T. C. Christensen recording of The sounding tree: the art of violin making, 2005

 Series — Carton 2: Series 8; Series 11; Series 12; Series 13; Series 14; Series 15; Series 17; Series 18 [Barcode: 31197239251637], item: 13
Identifier: MSS 9039 Series 18
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains shooting scripts, reel-to-reel tapes, VHS tapes, and DVDs of T. C. Christensen's various films and projects including, "Only a Stonecutter," "17 Miracles," and "Ephraim's Rescue." Films and projects were produced mainly in Utah and relate especially to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its history. Dated 1975-2013.

Dates: 2005

T. C. Christensen recording of Treasure in heaven: the John Tanner story, 2009

 Series — Box 3: Series 16; Series 19; Series 20; Series 21; Series 22; Series 23 [Barcode: 31197239251603], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 9039 Series 21
Scope and Contents

Contents includes a DVD about the making of the film, "Treasure in Heaven: The John Tanner Story," that was directed by T.C. Christensen. The run time is thirteen minutes and is dated 2009.

Dates: 2009

T. C. Christensen recording of Victims of government, 1985 September 9

 Series — Reel 8: Series 10 [Barcode: 31197239254573]
Identifier: MSS 9039 Series 10
Scope and Contents

Contents include a videotape reel titled, "Victims of Government," that T.C. Christensen worked on. The reel has a running time of two minutes and is dated 1985.

Dates: 1985 September 9