T.C. Christensen: Miraculous True Stories Made For Film

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 17 April 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

T.C. Christensen has made some of the most beloved Latter-day Saint films in recent years including “17 Miracles” and “The Fighting Preacher.” His new film, “Escape From Germany” tells the story of a missionary who was tasked with moving 85 missionaries to safety in adjacent countries as Hitler’s army was rapidly closing borders in August of 1939. On this week’s episode, T.C. shares with us how he approaches telling the miraculous stories of real people.

1:56- A Camera
4:52- The Power of Film
8:14- Stories Worth Telling
13:58- Heroes
16:59- Source Material
21:30- Journals
29:15- Lessons Learned From Movie Characters
30:40- Accurate Portrayals
34:00- Capturing Emotion Without Overdoing It
39:12- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

“No embarrassment, no justification, this is who I am.” -T.C. Christensen on his membership in the Church

“Escape From Germany” website: https://escapefromgermanyfilm.com

LDS Living Q&A with T.C.: https://www.ldsliving.com/why-t-c-christensen-loves-fiddler-on-the-roof-and-is-still-very-zippity-about-latter-day-saint-stories/s/12163

News articles about “Escape From Germany”: https://kslnewsradio.com/2094352/ksl-movie-show-exclusive-director-of-escape-from-germany-talks-challenges-of-period-pieces-on-a-budget/

https://ksltv.com/636492/new-film-tells-story-of-79-latter-day-saint-missionaries-who-escaped-nazi-germany/

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0:00.0	I will always connect TC Christiansen to my time as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
0:08.0	No one likes to spend a holiday away from home, but the MTC pulled out all the stops on Thanksgiving Day, 2012, by bringing
0:16.0	elder Jeffrey R. Holland to speak to us in the morning and then letting us watch T.C.'s film
0:21.8	17 Miracles in the afternoon. Maybe it was because that
0:26.1	movie was the only real film I saw for the subsequent 18 months, but I felt as if those
0:32.0	hand-cart pioneers kept me going my entire mission.
0:35.6	Now, T.C.'s newest film, Escape from Germany, tells the story of a group of
0:40.8	missionaries that I have a feeling will have the same impact on a new generation.
0:45.2	The movie tells the story of an effort to speedily move 85 missionaries to safety in
0:51.8	adjacent countries as Hitler's army was rapidly
0:54.9	closing borders in August of 1939. This movie is not called 17 miracles but I
1:02.1	assure you it is full of them.
1:04.0	T.C. Christensen is an American cinematographer, film director, and writer best known for
1:10.0	his work on the IMAX films and true historical movies including 17 miracles
1:16.2	Ephraim's rescue the fighting preacher and the Cokeville miracle.
1:19.9	Christensen is also a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.
1:25.0	Christensen lives with his wife Katie where he continues to be schooled in the fine
1:30.1	arts of putting dirty dishes in the dishwasher and closing drawers all the way.
1:39.2	This is All-In, an LDS Living podcast where we ask the question what does it really mean to be all in the
1:45.2	gospel of Jesus Christ. I'm Morgan Pearson and I am honored to have TC Christians in on the line with me today.
1:51.9	TC welcome.
1:53.0	I love to be here this is fun Megan.
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