Kirsten Johnson
American documentary filmmaker and cinematographer · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1965 · age 61
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.
Kirsten Johnson is read about 48 times a day, in 8 languages.
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A Photographic MemoryFilm, Producer2023
SubjectFilm2020
Dick Johnson Is DeadFilm, Director, Writer
MotherFilm, 2020Producer2018ROOM H.264: Brooklyn, NY, June 2016Film2017Guggenheim FellowshipAward
In the Service of the FilmFilm, 20172016
CamerapersonFilm, Director, Producer2015
Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSeries
The AboveFilm, 2015Director, Producer2012
The ProgramFilm, Producer2007
Election DayFilm, Producer2006
This Film Is Not Yet RatedFilm2004
DeadlineFilm, Director1999
Innocent Until Proven GuiltyFilm, Director1995
Bintou in ParisFilm, Director, Writer1965Born17 March 1965People around Kirsten
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Dick Johnson Is Dead 2020
This Film Is Not Yet Rated 2006
Cameraperson 2016
Filmography 18
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Television 1
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
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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.
