J. CHRISTIAN JENSEN
jameschristianj@gmail.com // jchristianjensen.com // +1 435.215.6284
EDUCATION
STANFORD UNIVERSITY (2013)
Stanford, CA
Master of Fine Arts (3.93/4.00 GPA)
Documentary Film & Video
• Student Academy Award Nominee & Finalist, 2013 & 2014
• International Documentary Association (IDA) David Wolper Student Achievement Award Nominee, 2013
• Carole Fielding National Filmmaking Grant, 2013
• UFVA (University Film & Video Association) Graduate Student Fellowship, 2013
• Carmen Christensen Fine Arts Fellow, 2012-2013
• Telluride Student Symposium Fellow, 2013
• Robert Flaherty Film Seminar Graduate Student Fellow, 2012
• Full Frame Graduate Student Fellow, 2012 & 2013
• Stanford Ignite Fellow, Startup & Innovation Program (Sloan School of Business Mgmt.), 2013
• Stanford Design School (Guerilla Branding, Story Visualization, Design Thinking Boot Camp), 2012-2013
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (2009)
Bachelor of Arts (3.95/4.00 GPA)
Major: Film
Minor: Business Management
• Full Academic Scholarship (2005-2008)
• Oscarson Discovery Grant, 2006
• Kennedy Center for International Studies Grant, 2008
• Broadcast Educators Association (BEA) National Scholarship, 2007
• Laycock Center for Creative Collaboration in the Arts Grant, 2008
Provo, UT
MEDIA PRODUCTION & INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
OUT RUN (2014)
San Francisco, CA
Editor, Out Run feature-length documentary film
• Lead editor of a Tribeca and Sundance Institute-funded feature-length documentary about the struggles of the
world’s first LGBT political party (Philippines)
THE STARTUP GRIND (2012 - 2014)
Silicon Valley, CA
Livestream Producer/Videographer/Editor
• Produced and directed multi-cam livestream video coverage featuring leaders in the field
of technology and innovation at the 2014 Startup Grind Global Conference
• Event videography for panels and conferences featuring leaders in entrepreneurship and technology
STANFORD UNIVERSITY (2011 – 2013)
Director/Editor/Cinematographer/Graduate Student
• Worked on over ten different story-centric documentary shorts (four of which I directed)
• Produced, shot, directed, and edited my own work under intense deadline restraints
• Collaborated on other films filling every production role including lighting, and sound
Stanford, CA
PALO ALTO VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL (2012)
Editor
• Helped create a web series about culturally sensitive health care for Native American veterans
Palo Alto, CA
THE CLAYMAN INSTITUTE for GENDER RESEARCH (2011 – 2012)
Student Writer (occasional)
• Wrote articles for Gender News publication about events and issues related to gender
Stanford, CA
WEARY TRAVELER PRODUCTIONS (2008 – 2010)
Provo, UT & Bahia, BRAZIL
Producer/Director/Editor/Sound, Sou da Bahia [I’m from Bahia] documentary
• Produced an hour-long documentary shot in Bahia, Brazil for international distribution
• Directed 5-person traveling crew, and coordinated efforts of volunteers and consultants
• Developed treatments, budgets and proposals, and obtained funding from several entities
Producer, Peace Players documentary (pre-production)
• Oversaw drafting of LLC’s Operating Agreement, PPM, and sales documents to raise funds for film in Israel
KALEIDOSCOPE PICTURES (2009 – 2010)
Editor, Storytellers television series | Asst. Editor, Messiah television series
• Edited episodes for television and facilitated delivery to PBS affiliate station
Provo, UT
BYU TELEVISION INTERNATIONAL (2008 – 2009)
Editor/Camera, various projects
• Executed post-production and deliverables for a feature-length documentary in three languages
• Worked with station manager to develop family-friendly content specifically targeting Latino viewers
Provo, UT
EXILE PRODUCTIONS (2007)
Moloka’i, HI
Production Asst./Researcher/Asst. Editor, Soul of Kalaupapa documentary
• Assisted in production & research for the film shot on the remote Kalaupapa Settlement in Moloka’i Hawai’i
BYUtv (2007)
Editor, First Look television series
• Repackaged student short films with behind-the-scenes interviews for broadcast delivery
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TELEVISION & FILM (2006)
Washington, DC
Full-time Intern/Researcher, America’s Wild Spaces National Parks Series
• Consulted with experts and scientists, did research, assisted in shoots on location, helped refine scripts
OUR TOWN PROD, PBS FRONTLINE & AMERICAN EXPERIENCE (2006)
Intern/Production Assistant, The Mormons national PBS series
• Assisted in lighting and interview set-ups for several high-profile interviews
Salt Lake City, UT
BYU BROADCASTING (2006)
Provo, UT
Associate Producer, various projects
• Managed the pre, post, and in-production affairs of several TV programs and series including writing scripts
• Tasks included: budgeting, managing logistics, casting talent and editing
FILMOGRAPHY
“SOLITARY PLAINS” (2014)
Stanford University
Director/Producer/Editor, (Documentary Short)
A lonely boy muses about a massive oil boom that has brought his father to America’s Northern Plains.
• SCREENINGS AND AWARDS:
Hot Docs Film Festival (World Premiere)
“WHITE EARTH” (2013)
Stanford University
Director/Producer/Editor, (Documentary Short)
A winter portrait of North Dakota’s oil boom as seen through unexpected eyes.
• SCREENINGS AND AWARDS:
Student Academy Awards (National Finalist), Full Frame (Jury Award, Best Short Film),
Slamdance Film Fest (Jury Award, Cinematography), Fargo Film Fest (Jury Award, Best
Cinematography), Sarasota Film Fest, Sydney Film Fest, Palm Springs ShortFest, Yale Environmental
Film Fest, Ivy Film Fest, Documenta Madrid, Festival Int’l de Programmes Audiovisuels, Sehsuchte Int’l
Student Film Fest, Tel Aviv Int’l Student Film Fest, Big Sky Film Fest, Thin Line Film Fest, Thessaloniki
Film Fest, San Francisco Indie Fest
“ALPHA & OMEGA” (2012)
Director/Producer/Editor, (Documentary Short)
An existential, experimental consideration of the furthest reaches of time and space.
• SCREENINGS AND AWARDS:
Student Academy Awards (Nominated)
Stanford University
“BETWEEN LAND AND SEA” (2012)
Stanford University
Co-Director/Co-Producer/Co-Editor, (Documentary Short)
A couple living in a lighthouse on a tiny island experience a collision of romanticism and reality.
• SCREENINGS AND AWARDS:
o International Documentary Association (IDA) Awards (David Wolper Award Nominee), Palo Alto Int’l
Film Fest (Best Local Short Award), Palm Springs Int’l ShortFest, DOC NYC, Napa Valley Film Fest,
Pacific Film Archive Student Showcase, Mill Valley Film Fest, Stanford Cantor Arts Center, SF DocFest,
University Film & Video Association (UFVA) Conference
“OUT OF BODY” (2011)
Stanford University
Director/Producer/Editor, (Documentary Short)
A computer scientist/dancer conspires against death and disease in an unusual way.
• SCREENINGS AND AWARDS:
o Black Maria Film + Video Fest (Director’s Citation), Sebastopol Doc. Film Fest, Fresh Film Fest
Prague, NextFrame Int’l Film and Video Fest, Silverscreen Film Fest, San Francisco Black Film Fest,
San Francisco Frozen Film Fest, Logan Film Fest, Wallabout Film Fest, IC DOCS, University Film & Video
Association (UFVA) Conference, Nevada City Film Fest, Williamsburg Int’l Film Fest, Mt. Hood Film Fest
“SOU DA BAHIA [I’m From Bahia]” (2009)
Brigham Young University
Director/Producer/Editor/Co-Curator, (TV Documentary and Multi-Media Exhibit)
• An hour-long documentary about art and Afro-Brazilian identity in Northeastern Brazil. Aired on BYU Television
Int’l throughout the US and Latin America to over 3 million households.
• Created several documentary video installations, and co-curated a multi-media exhibit of the same name at the
BYU Harris Fine Arts Center featuring a variety of works by Brazilian and North American artists.
“STORYTELLERS, EPISODE 3” (2009)
Kaleidoscope Pictures
Editor, (Television Documentary)
• An hour-long documentary about personal storytelling, broadcast on Utah-based PBS affiliate station.
“THE SOUL OF KALAUPAPA” (2007)
Exile Productions
Prod. Asst/Researcher/Asst. Editor, (Television Documentary)
• A film about former leprosy exiles on Molokai Hawaii, broadcast on Utah-based PBS affiliate station.
“AMERICA’S WILD SPACES” (2007)
National Geographic Television & Film
Intern/Researcher, (Television Series)
• A documentary series about the little-known corners of America’s most famous national parks.
“THE MORMONS” (2006)
PBS FRONTLINE & American Experience
Production Assistant, (Television Series)
A four-hour television miniseries for national PBS about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
SKILLSETS
Digital Videography/Cinematography (both DSLR and Professional Cameras), Production Sound Recording (On-Location and
Studio), Lighting (On-Location and Studio), Editing & Basic Sound Mixing, Event Video Production, Livestream Producing and
Broadcast, Treatment and Pitch Writing, Production Management and Assoc. Producing (both Domestic and International)
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCES
Final Cut Pro Suite, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Encore, After Effects, Bridge, Premiere)
LANGUAGES SPOKEN: Portuguese (Fluent), Spanish (Conversational)
References available upon request