Christian Jensen

Christian Jensen

Biography

J. Christian Jensen has been working in film and media for over ten years. He started in journalism before moving to indie narrative fiction and then entering the broadcast realm – working on non-fiction productions for National Geographic, FRONTLINE and American Experience. His first film, Sou da Bahia, was shot in Brazil and explores art and Afro-Brazilian identity. Christian's recent documentary work, completed at Stanford University, has screened at major festivals around the world winning several top awards including an Academy Award® Nomination for his film White Earth about an oil boom in North Dakota seen through unexpected eyes. His work often explores existential themes and tensions between science, religion, modernization, and traditional values. He is often drawn to misfits and outsiders to help tell his stories. Christian currently works as a producer and editor in the San Francisco Bay Area and is also a lecturer at Stanford University.

El Festival Internacional de Cine de Guanajuato

Director

Series
2018

Fuller House

 

Opening Night (S04E13)

2017

Fuller House

 

A Tommy Tale (S03E13)

Documentaries
2016

The Closing of Alco Store 208

2014

Solitary Plains

 

White Earth (student film)

2011

Out of Body (student film)

Editor

Producer

Documentaries
2016

The Closing of Alco Store 208

2014

Solitary Plains

Short
2015

Steal My Girl

Cinematographer

Screenwriter

Documentaries
2014

White Earth (student film)