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T.C. Johnstone
T.C. Johnstone is a multi-award-winning documentary film director and producer. He has produced and directed multiple features and short documentaries, including the award-winning film Rising From Ashes (Mountainfilm 2013), executive produced by Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker. The film, a story of Rwanda’s first-ever national cycling team, won 19 film festivals, received U.S. and international distribution and was a catalyst for the creation of the Rising From Ashes Foundation, which continues to support the work of peace and reconciliation. He is also the founder of the Gratis 7 Media Group Foundation which produces films designed to create measurable change in five specific areas: reconciliation, equipping servant leaders, assisting the poor, caring for the sick and educating the next generation. Johnstone is the founder of Gratis 7 Productions and director of In the Dirt (Mountainfilm 2024).