Kirsten Johnson
Born
October 12, 1965 (59 years old)
Known For
Camera
Place of Birth
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
The Arc of Oblivion
Self
2023
Subject
Self
2023
Dick Johnson Is Dead
Self
2020
ROOM H.264: Brooklyn, NY, June 2016
self
2018
In the Service of the Film
self
2017
Cameraperson
Self (archive footage)
2016
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · (1 episode)
2015
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Self - Interviewer (voice)
2006