Kirsten Johnson photo

Kirsten Johnson

Directing
1965-10-12
Seattle, Washington, USA
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."
Known For 7 titles
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) subtitle poster
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 TV
as Self
Subtitles This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006) subtitle poster
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006 Movie
as Self - Interviewer (voice)
Subtitles Cameraperson (2016) subtitle poster
Cameraperson
2016 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020) subtitle poster
Dick Johnson Is Dead
2020 Movie
as Self
Subtitles The Arc of Oblivion (2023) subtitle poster
The Arc of Oblivion
2023 Movie
as Self
Subtitles Subject (2023) subtitle poster
Subject
2023 Movie
as Self
Subtitles In the Service of the Film (2017) subtitle poster
In the Service of the Film
2017 Movie
as self
Subtitles