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Daniel Knudsen is a Actor, Director, Writer and Producer American born on 28 february 1988
Daniel Knudsen (pronounced "ka-newt-sen") is an American film director, actor and film producer. He is also a co-founder of Crystal Creek Media.
Knudsen is a practicing Christian and attends a Presbyterian church.
Career
Kundsen began his career working as an intern on films while he was still in highschool. The first feature he directed was the thriller Creed of Gold. The film was nominated for an Adam Award for best feature drama at the Sabaoth International Film Festival in Milan, Italy and won a Redemptive Storyteller Award at the Redemptive Film Festival. Since then he has produced and directed other films including Indescribable, Christmas Grace and Rather to be Chosen. Knudsen is also an actor and has made cameo appearances in many of his own films. He has taught filmmaking and acting at the Christian Worldview Film Festival in San Antonio, Texas.
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Daniel Knudsen was born in Dearborn, Michigan. His father is a commercial airline pilot and his mother was a former saleswomen for Michigan Bell. In 2005 he began his involvement with movies and later went on to study digital media production in college. He graduated from Thomas Edison State College in 2009 and has worked in the film industry ever since.Knudsen is a practicing Christian and attends a Presbyterian church.
Career
Kundsen began his career working as an intern on films while he was still in highschool. The first feature he directed was the thriller Creed of Gold. The film was nominated for an Adam Award for best feature drama at the Sabaoth International Film Festival in Milan, Italy and won a Redemptive Storyteller Award at the Redemptive Film Festival. Since then he has produced and directed other films including Indescribable, Christmas Grace and Rather to be Chosen. Knudsen is also an actor and has made cameo appearances in many of his own films. He has taught filmmaking and acting at the Christian Worldview Film Festival in San Antonio, Texas.
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A Horse Called Bear (2015)
, 1h31Directed by Daniel Knudsen
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about animals, Films about religion, Films about horses
Actors Daniel Knudsen
Roles Paramedic
Rating49%
A Horse Called Bear tells the story of Ethan who inherits his mother's horse after she dies unexpectedly in a car accident. Being a city kid he has no desire to own a horse and tells the lawyer managing his mother's estate to sell it. The horse was purchased by one of the ranch hands to use as a training horse for young riders. Ethan then moves across the country to live with his grandparents. While living with them he learns that the horse is still kept nearby at his uncle's horse ranch. He is hired by his uncle and begins to work at the ranch with his mom's horse "Bear." During this time he falls in love with the horse and eventually buys it back.
Christmas Grace (2014)
, 1h24Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Christmas films, Films about religion
Actors Rich Swingle, Daniel Knudsen
Roles Woeship leader
Rating44%
Christmas Grace tells the story of two rival toy store owners competing for business over several Christmas seasons. One of them is Gary (RyanIver Klann), a young toy store owner who runs an honest business and who tries to maintain a good reputation with his customers. Things are running smoothly for Gary until his business is threatened when a much larger toy company moves to the neighborhood. The owner of this larger company, Mr. Tollman (Tim Kaiser), is a ruthless businessman who voraciously wants to grow his business and eliminate competition. Since his most immediate competition is Gary's store, he sets his target on him. As the story unfolds, it becomes very clear that God is at work in the lives of these two men, and God's grace and providence work out in ways neither of them could have imagined.
Creed of Gold (2014)
, 1h42Directed by Daniel Knudsen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Actors Rich Swingle, Daniel Knudsen
Roles Coffeehouse Barista
Rating45%
Creed of Gold begins with a flashback during the Bolshevik revolution in Russia. A reporter hides a list with names of powerful bankers who financed the revolution. The list is discovered seventy years later by a Russian history professor. The professor's son Adam eventually inherits the list and begins to research the names on it. Adam Smith is an incoming freshman at a fictional American school called Havenhurst University. In his Money & Banking class he is assigned to work on a term paper with Kirsten Stanford. Kirsten is a wealthy girl from upstate New York and her father is on the board of governors of the Federal Reserve. The two do not see eye to eye but eventually work things out and begin researching together. Their work is being thwarted by a greedy Federal Reserve board member named Stuart Wornwall. Wornwall is secretly stealing money from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York by programing the computer system to misappropriate funds every time the Federal Reserve buys and sells bonds from the US Government. Adam and Kirsten uncover Wornwall's family history through the list. This discovery links Wornwall's family fortune back to the offenses committed during the Bolshevik revolution.
Unexpected Places (2012)
, 1h52Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion
Actors Daniel Knudsen
Rating41%
Cody is a troubled son who continues to make bad choices into his adult life. His mother (Pam) feels unbearable grief as she watches him grow up. Cody struggles with addiction and crime while Pam is hurt by all the relationships in her life including her marriage. Her faith is shaken and she feels more alone than ever, but God intervenes to open both their eyes to redemption and a new life.
Eternal Theater (2010)
, 38minutesDirected by Daniel Knudsen
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Documentary films about religion
Actors Daniel Knudsen
Roles Self
Eternal Theater is a documentary that illustrates the entire story of the Bible and its message. It outlines the lineage from Adam to Noah, Noah to Abraham, Abraham to David and David to Jesus. The presentation recounts the prophets of the Old Testament and the prophecies fulfilled in the New Testament. From Genesis to the Revelation, the message of the Gospel is presented.
Director
A Horse Called Bear (2015)
, 1h31Directed by Daniel Knudsen
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about animals, Films about religion, Films about horses
Actors Daniel Knudsen
Rating49%
A Horse Called Bear tells the story of Ethan who inherits his mother's horse after she dies unexpectedly in a car accident. Being a city kid he has no desire to own a horse and tells the lawyer managing his mother's estate to sell it. The horse was purchased by one of the ranch hands to use as a training horse for young riders. Ethan then moves across the country to live with his grandparents. While living with them he learns that the horse is still kept nearby at his uncle's horse ranch. He is hired by his uncle and begins to work at the ranch with his mom's horse "Bear." During this time he falls in love with the horse and eventually buys it back.
Creed of Gold (2014)
, 1h42Directed by Daniel Knudsen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Actors Rich Swingle, Daniel Knudsen
Rating45%
Creed of Gold begins with a flashback during the Bolshevik revolution in Russia. A reporter hides a list with names of powerful bankers who financed the revolution. The list is discovered seventy years later by a Russian history professor. The professor's son Adam eventually inherits the list and begins to research the names on it. Adam Smith is an incoming freshman at a fictional American school called Havenhurst University. In his Money & Banking class he is assigned to work on a term paper with Kirsten Stanford. Kirsten is a wealthy girl from upstate New York and her father is on the board of governors of the Federal Reserve. The two do not see eye to eye but eventually work things out and begin researching together. Their work is being thwarted by a greedy Federal Reserve board member named Stuart Wornwall. Wornwall is secretly stealing money from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York by programing the computer system to misappropriate funds every time the Federal Reserve buys and sells bonds from the US Government. Adam and Kirsten uncover Wornwall's family history through the list. This discovery links Wornwall's family fortune back to the offenses committed during the Bolshevik revolution.
Eternal Theater (2010)
, 38minutesDirected by Daniel Knudsen
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Documentary films about religion
Actors Daniel Knudsen
Eternal Theater is a documentary that illustrates the entire story of the Bible and its message. It outlines the lineage from Adam to Noah, Noah to Abraham, Abraham to David and David to Jesus. The presentation recounts the prophets of the Old Testament and the prophecies fulfilled in the New Testament. From Genesis to the Revelation, the message of the Gospel is presented.
Scriptwriter
Eternal Theater (2010)
, 38minutesDirected by Daniel Knudsen
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Documentary films about religion
Actors Daniel Knudsen
Roles Writer
Eternal Theater is a documentary that illustrates the entire story of the Bible and its message. It outlines the lineage from Adam to Noah, Noah to Abraham, Abraham to David and David to Jesus. The presentation recounts the prophets of the Old Testament and the prophecies fulfilled in the New Testament. From Genesis to the Revelation, the message of the Gospel is presented.
Producer
Unexpected Places (2012)
, 1h52Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion
Actors Daniel Knudsen
Roles Producer
Rating41%
Cody is a troubled son who continues to make bad choices into his adult life. His mother (Pam) feels unbearable grief as she watches him grow up. Cody struggles with addiction and crime while Pam is hurt by all the relationships in her life including her marriage. Her faith is shaken and she feels more alone than ever, but God intervenes to open both their eyes to redemption and a new life.
Eternal Theater (2010)
, 38minutesDirected by Daniel Knudsen
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Documentary films about religion
Actors Daniel Knudsen
Roles Producer
Eternal Theater is a documentary that illustrates the entire story of the Bible and its message. It outlines the lineage from Adam to Noah, Noah to Abraham, Abraham to David and David to Jesus. The presentation recounts the prophets of the Old Testament and the prophecies fulfilled in the New Testament. From Genesis to the Revelation, the message of the Gospel is presented.