Kirsten Johnson
Kirsten Johnson (born 12 October 1965, Seattle) is a cinematographer and documentary filmmaker. She graduated from Brown University in 1987, with a BA in Fine Arts and Literature. After two years in West Africa working on local fiction and documentary film projects, she attended the FEMIS (the French National Film School) in Paris. Her film "Cameraperson" premiered at Sundance 2016 and her short "The Above" premiered at 2015 New York Film Festival. Her work as a cinematographer appears in Oscar-winning "Citizen Four," Academy Award-nominated, "The Invisible War," Tribeca winner, "Pray the Devil Back to Hell," "Fahrenheit 9/11", Academy Award-nominated "Asylum," "This Film is Not Yet Rated," and "Derrida."
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
as Self - Interviewer (voice)Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by...
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Dick Johnson Is Dead
as SelfWith this inventive portrait, director Kirsten Johnson seeks a way to keep her 86-year-old...
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Cameraperson
as Self (archive footage)As a visually radical memoir, CAMERAPERSON draws on the remarkable footage that filmmaker...
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The Arc of Oblivion
as Self"The Arc of Oblivion" explores a quirk of humankind: in a universe that erases its tracks, we...
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Subject
as SelfIn the golden age of documentaries, who benefits? SUBJECT reveals the unintended consequences –...
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In the Service of the Film
as selfThe following roundtable conversation features director Kirsten Johnson along with documentary...
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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as SelfSome of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of...
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