On such films as the first '' Work and the Glory '' , Christensen 's cinematography was considered by some to be by far the best part of the film . Christensen has also made several IMAX films including '' Texas : The Big Picture '' and '' Ozarks : Legacy and Legend '' . In the summer of 2011 , '' 17 Miracles '' was released across the country . The film depicts the Martin and Willie handcart companies as they traveled across the plains to the Salt Lake Valley in 1856 . In 2013 , Christensen 's film '' Ephraim 's Rescue '' about the life of Ephraim Hanks , a notable rescuer of the Martin Handcart Company , was released to good user reviews and specifically the addressed events of Hanks bringing the first food supplies to the company , which were snow-bound and starving on the Mormon Trail . In 2015 , Christensen wrote and directed '' The Cokeville Miracle '' which tells the story of the school bombing in Cokeville , Wyoming in 1986 . In 2016 , Christensen began working on '' Love , Kennedy '' . It is based on the true story of Ogden , Utah teenager Kennedy Hansen 's battle with Juvenile Batten Disease . The film was released in June 2017
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