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Kirsten Johnson

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American documentary filmmaker and cinematographer

United StatesDirectorsBorn 1965 · age 61
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Kirsten Johnson is an American documentary filmmaker and cinematographer. She is mostly known for her camera work on several well-known feature-length documentaries such as Citizenfour and The Oath.

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Photos 1

Filmography 18

This Film Is Not Yet Rated2006 · ★ 7.1
Dick Johnson Is Dead2020 · ★ 7.1
Cameraperson2016 · ★ 6.7
Deadline2004
The Above2015
Mother2020
Subject2023
The Arc of Oblivion2023
A Photographic Memory2024
The Viewing Booth2020
The Program2012
Innocent Until Proven Guilty1999
Bintou in Paris1995
Election Day2007
Sontag
ROOM H.264: Brooklyn, NY, June 20162018
In the Service of the Film2017
Helen and the Bear2024

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Television 1

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015

Awards 1

2017Guggenheim Fellowship

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Directors from United States 2

About this person

Kirsten Johnson is an American documentary filmmaker and cinematographer. She is mostly known for her camera work on several well-known feature-length documentaries such as Citizenfour and The Oath. In 2016, she released Cameraperson, a film which consists of various pieces of footage from her decades of work all over the world as a documentary cinematographer. Directed by Johnson herself, Cameraperson went on to be praised for its handling of themes about documentary ethics interwoven with Johnson's personal reflection on her experiences.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
living
Dates
Born 1965 · age 61
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8 languages

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