She is the director and producer of the award-winning documentary Independent Intervention. She worked for Electronic News Group on All Power to The People! Other productions include Texas and the Death Penalty. In Norway Tonje worked for NRK, the Norwegian National Broadcasting Network. She has a master’s in film from the University of Trondheim in Norway and a BA in film production from the University of Texas in Austin. Tonje is the cofounder of Ground Productions, an independent international documentary production company based in Portland and Norway. Tonje is a member of IDA, International Documentary Association, EDN, European Documentary Network and OMPA, Oregon Media Producers Association.