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Peter N. Johson
Producer / Director / Screenwriter
Director
- A More Perfect Union (PBS)
- The Mountain of the Lord (dv)
- Between Heaven and Earth (v)
- Zion's Camp
- Man's Search for Happiness (Remake-v)
- The Restoration (v)
- Blind Love (dv)
- The Trophy Case (dv)
- Journey of Faith (v)
- Ye Have Done it Unto Me (v)
- Pure Religion (v)
- Lilies Grow Wild (dv)
- The Drop Card (dv)
- BorderTown (TV Pilot)
- Teaching, A Renewed Dedication (v)
- Making Cookies (v)
Screenwriter
- Thanksgiving Promise (with Blaine Yorgason-Disney)
- Living Scriptures Restoration Series (with Blaine Yorgason)
- Docudrama of the Restoration (7 one-hour episodes)
- Joseph Smith (Feature)
- Double Exposure (with Blaine Yorgason-Calao Productions) - unproduced
- A Voice from the Dust: Journey to the Promised Land (Feature) - unproduced
- The Lost Prince (with Neil Newell-Taleswapper) - unproduced
- Putting On Heirs (with Neil Newell-Taleswapper) - unproduced
- Charlie's Monument (with Neil Newell-Taleswapper) - unproduced
- A Planet Called Treason (Taleswapper) - unproduced
Producer
- A More Perfect Union (PBS)
- The Mountain of the Lord (LDS)
- The Witching of Ben Wagner (Disney)
- Encyclopedia Brown (HBO)
- How Rare a Possession (LDS)
- Buckaroo Bard (PBS)
- Jerash Festival (Documentary-v)
- Border Town (TV Pilot)
- Called to Serve (v)
- Man's Search for Happiness (Remake)
- Scripture Fireside (v)
- Mexico Temple (v)
- Strengthening the Aaronic Priesthood (v)
- Neighbors (v)
- Making Cookies (v)
- Mark E. Peterson Bio (v)
- Teacher, Do You Love Me? (v)
- Abound in Hope (v)
- Caring for the Needy (v)
- Juniper and No. 119 (Doc)
- El Mirador (v)
- People of Destiny (v)
- Arthur Henry King (v)
- Minerva Teichert (v)
Also produced many educational and documentary films with
budgets ranging from $50,000 to $3,000,000
Executive Producer
- C. C. A. Christensen (v)
- Church in Action Retrospective (v)
- How to Sing a Song to Children (v)
- Tarahumara (v)
- Ramses II (v)
- Giving Yourself Away (v)
- Communication in Marriage (v)
- Miracle of Birth (v)
- Principle of Law (v)
- How to Conduct a Hymn (v)
- Howard W. Hunter Bio (v)
- Bruce R. McConkie Bio (v)
- David B. Height Bio (v)
- Things of My Soul (v)
- Old Testament CES Series (v)
1st Assistant Director
- Mr. Krueger's Christmas (Bonneville Productions)
Dialog Director
- The Sting, Part II (Universal)
- Twilight Song (Dan Tana Productions)
- SKAG (NBC Lorimar Productions)
- Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (Irwin Allen Productions)
- Miracle on Ice (ABC Filmways Productions)
- Word of Honor (CBS Georgian Bay Productions)
- The Street of San Francisco (Several Seasons - ABC Quinn Martin Productions)
Awards
- Emmy (Regional) for A More Perfect Union (also nominated for a national Emmy)
- Golden Eagle CINE (2), Washington D.C.
- Gold Camera Award (4)
- Chicago Film Festival
- Gold Award, International Film and Television Festival of New York
- Gold Plaque, Industrial Film and Video Festival, Chicago
- Thanksgiving Promise was Disney's top-rated Sunday Night Movie of 1988
More
Early in his career, Johnson worked closely with actor Karl Malden as his
Dialogue Director. His responsibilities included story analysis, character
development and rehearsal.
Partner with Orson Scott Card in Taleswapper with current projects in
development that include Ender's Game (Warner Bros.), A Planet Called Treason
and The Lost Prince.
Previously was Executive Producer/Studio Director for the BYU Motion Picture
Studio and the Head of the Academic Film Program at BYU.
NOTE: Filmography provided by the filmmaker to this site, 20 May 2004.
Webpage created 20 May 2004.