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Kirsten Johnson

Kirsten Johnson

Known For Camera
Birthday Oct 12, 1965 (59)
Birthplace Seattle, Washington, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 Frenc ... h 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."

Known For

Filmography

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Sabbath Queen

Sabbath Queen

2024

Cinematography

Arctic Summer

Arctic Summer

2021

Thanks

Dick Johnson Is Dead

Dick Johnson Is Dead

2020

Writer, Director of Photography

On the Record

On the Record

2020

Additional Camera

Museum Town

Museum Town

2019

Director of Photography

Elliott Erwitt - Silence Sounds Good

Elliott Erwitt - Silence Sounds Good

2019

Director of Photography

Cradle of Champions

Cradle of Champions

2018

Additional Camera

Brooklyn Inshallah

Brooklyn Inshallah

2018

Consulting Producer

A Thousand Thoughts

A Thousand Thoughts

2018

Director of Photography

Crime + Punishment

Crime + Punishment

2018

Camera Operator

Risk

Risk

2017

Director of Photography

Atomic Homefront

Atomic Homefront

2017

Additional Camera

32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide

32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide

2017

Additional Photography

Betting on Zero

Betting on Zero

2016

Additional Director of Photography

Cameraperson

Cameraperson

2016

Director of Photography

Trapped

Trapped

2016

Director of Photography

A Thousand Mothers

A Thousand Mothers

2016

Director of Photography

Audrie & Daisy

Audrie & Daisy

2016

Additional Camera

The Above

The Above

2015

Director of Photography

Buffalo Returns

Buffalo Returns

2015

Director of Photography

A Woman Like Me

A Woman Like Me

2015

Director of Photography

Very Semi-Serious

Very Semi-Serious

2015

Director of Photography

Once a Month on Sunday

Once a Month on Sunday

2015

Director of Photography

The Armor of Light

The Armor of Light

2015

Additional Photography

Citizenfour

Citizenfour

2014

Director of Photography

1971

1971

2014

Director of Photography

The Wound and the Gift

The Wound and the Gift

2014

Director of Photography

Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity

Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity

2014

Director of Photography

That Film About Money

That Film About Money

2014

Director of Photography

Fatal Assistance

Fatal Assistance

2013

Director of Photography

Seeds of Time

Seeds of Time

2013

Camera Operator

Here One Day

Here One Day

2012

Director of Photography

The Invisible War

The Invisible War

2012

Director of Photography

A Place at the Table

A Place at the Table

2012

Director of Photography

The Program

The Program

2012

Director of Photography

Yelling To The Sky

Yelling To The Sky

2011

Still Photographer

The Lady Is a Fighting Lion

The Lady Is a Fighting Lion

2011

Assistant Editor, Director of Photography

The Oath

The Oath

2010

Director of Photography

No Woman, No Cry

No Woman, No Cry

2010

Director of Photography

Outrage

Outrage

2009

Additional Camera

Lioness

Lioness

2008

Director of Photography

Throw Down Your Heart

Throw Down Your Heart

2008

Director of Photography

Pray the Devil Back to Hell

Pray the Devil Back to Hell

2008

Director of Photography

Slacker Uprising

Slacker Uprising

2007

Director of Photography

Darfur Now

Darfur Now

2007

Director of Photography

Crime Fiction

Crime Fiction

2007

Director of Photography

Election Day

Election Day

2007

Director of Photography

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

2006

Director of Photography

Project Leap: Learning Out Loud

Project Leap: Learning Out Loud

2005

Director of Photography

Ladies First

Ladies First

2004

Director of Photography

The Venetian Dilemma

The Venetian Dilemma

2004

Additional Photography

Fahrenheit 9/11

Fahrenheit 9/11

2004

Additional Camera

Deadline

Deadline

2004

Director of Photography

Risk/Reward

Risk/Reward

2003

Additional Photography

India

India

2003

Camera Operator

A Decade Under the Influence

A Decade Under the Influence

2003

Additional Camera

Asylum

Asylum

2003

Director of Photography

Derrida

Derrida

2002

Director of Photography

Two Towns of Jasper

Two Towns of Jasper

2002

Additional Camera

American Standoff

American Standoff

2002

Director of Photography

Trembling Before G-d

Trembling Before G-d

2001

Additional Camera

Journey to the West: Chinese Medicine Today

Journey to the West: Chinese Medicine Today

2001

Director of Photography

Bintou in Paris

Bintou in Paris

1995

Screenplay

Dick Johnson Is Dead

Dick Johnson Is Dead

2020

Director

Cameraperson

Cameraperson

2016

Director

The Above

The Above

2015

Director

Deadline

Deadline

2004

Director

Bintou in Paris

Bintou in Paris

1995

Director

Dick Johnson Is Dead

Dick Johnson Is Dead

2020

Producer

The Viewing Booth

The Viewing Booth

2020

Executive Producer

Risk

Risk

2017

Co-Producer

Cameraperson

Cameraperson

2016

Producer

The Above

The Above

2015

Producer

Citizenfour

Citizenfour

2014

Co-Producer

The Program

The Program

2012

Producer

Election Day

Election Day

2007

Producer

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2024 8 4 11 1
2024 9 3 7 1
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2024 12 1 2 1
2025 1 4 15 1
2025 2 1 3 1
2025 3 1 3 1
2025 5 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
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