Kirsten Johnson

Directing·Oct 12, 1965·Seattle, Washington, USA

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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."

Film	Credit
The Arc of Oblivion2023 · Self	Self
Subject2023 · Self	Self
Dick Johnson Is Dead2020 · Self, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer	Self, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer
Elliott Erwitt - Silence Sounds Good2019 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Museum Town2019 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
A Thousand Thoughts2018 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
RROOM H.264: Brooklyn, NY, June 20162018 · self	self
Risk2017 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
In the Service of the Film2017 · self	self
A Thousand Mothers2016 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
TThe Joy of Extreme Possibility2016 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Cameraperson2016 · Self (archive footage), Director, Producer, Director of Photography	Self (archive footage), Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Trapped2016 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Above2015 · Director, Producer, Director of Photography	Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Very Semi-Serious2015 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
A Woman Like Me2015 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Buffalo Returns2015 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
OOnce a Month on Sunday2015 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
That Film About Money2014 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Citizenfour2014 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Wound and the Gift2014 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
19712014 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity2014 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Fatal Assistance2013 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Here One Day2012 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Program2012 · Producer, Director of Photography	Producer, Director of Photography
Virgin Tales2012 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
A Place at the Table2012 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Invisible War2012 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
I Came to Testify2011 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
TThe Lady Is a Fighting Lion2011 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Oath2010 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
No Woman, No Cry2010 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Throw Down Your Heart2008 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Pray the Devil Back to Hell2008 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
OOscar's Comeback2008 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Lioness2008 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Darfur Now2007 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Slacker Uprising2007 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Small Steps: Creating the High School for Contemporary Arts2007 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Election Day2007 · Director of Photography, Producer	Director of Photography, Producer
Crime Fiction2007 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
This Film Is Not Yet Rated2006 · Self - Interviewer (voice), Director of Photography	Self - Interviewer (voice), Director of Photography
PProject Leap: Learning Out Loud2005 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
RRed Hook Justice2005 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Deadline2004 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Ladies First2004 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Rokia: Voice of a New Generation2003 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography