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Kirsten Johnson

Kirsten Johnson

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."

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Sabbath Queen

Sabbath Queen

2024

Cinematography

A Photographic Memory

A Photographic Memory

2024

Executive Producer

Arctic Summer

Arctic Summer

2021

Thanks

The Viewing Booth

The Viewing Booth

2020

Executive Producer

Mother

Mother

2020

Executive Producer

On the Record

On the Record

2020

Additional Camera

Dick Johnson Is Dead

Dick Johnson Is Dead

2020

Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography

Elliott Erwitt - Silence Sounds Good

Elliott Erwitt - Silence Sounds Good

2019

Director of Photography

Museum Town

Museum Town

2019

Director of Photography

Cradle of Champions

Cradle of Champions

2018

Additional Camera

A Thousand Thoughts

A Thousand Thoughts

2018

Director of Photography

Crime + Punishment

Crime + Punishment

2018

Camera Operator

Brooklyn Inshallah

Brooklyn Inshallah

2018

Consulting Producer

32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide

32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide

2017

Additional Photography

Atomic Homefront

Atomic Homefront

2017

Additional Camera

Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge

Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge

2017

Director of Photography

Risk

Risk

2017

Co-Producer, Director of Photography

A Thousand Mothers

A Thousand Mothers

2016

Director of Photography

The Joy of Extreme Possibility

The Joy of Extreme Possibility

2016

Director of Photography

Audrie & Daisy

Audrie & Daisy

2016

Additional Camera

Cameraperson

Cameraperson

2016

Director, Producer, Director of Photography

Betting on Zero

Betting on Zero

2016

Additional Director of Photography

Trapped

Trapped

2016

Director of Photography

The Above

The Above

2015

Director, Producer, Director of Photography

Very Semi-Serious

Very Semi-Serious

2015

Director of Photography

The Armor of Light

The Armor of Light

2015

Additional Photography

A Woman Like Me

A Woman Like Me

2015

Director of Photography

Buffalo Returns

Buffalo Returns

2015

Director of Photography

Once a Month on Sunday

Once a Month on Sunday

2015

Director of Photography

That Film About Money

That Film About Money

2014

Director of Photography

Citizenfour

Citizenfour

2014

Co-Producer, Director of Photography

The Wound and the Gift

The Wound and the Gift

2014

Director of Photography

1971

1971

2014

Director of Photography

Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity

Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity

2014

Director of Photography

Seeds of Time

Seeds of Time

2013

Camera Operator

Fatal Assistance

Fatal Assistance

2013

Director of Photography

ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage

ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage

2013

Additional Photography

Here One Day

Here One Day

2012

Director of Photography

The Program

The Program

2012

Producer, Director of Photography

Virgin Tales

Virgin Tales

2012

Director of Photography

A Place at the Table

A Place at the Table

2012

Director of Photography

The Invisible War

The Invisible War

2012

Director of Photography

I Came to Testify

I Came to Testify

2011

Director of Photography

The War We Are Living

The War We Are Living

2011

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

Director of Photography, Assistant Editor

The Oath

The Oath

2010

Director of Photography

No Woman, No Cry

No Woman, No Cry

2010

Director of Photography

The Edge of Joy

The Edge of Joy

2010

Additional Camera

Waiting for Mercy: The Case Against Mohammed Hossain and Yassin Aref

Waiting for Mercy: The Case Against Mohammed Hossain and Yassin Aref

2009

Editor, Co-Producer

Outrage

Outrage

2009

Additional Camera

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

Oscar's Comeback

Oscar's Comeback

2008

Director of Photography

Lioness

Lioness

2008

Director of Photography

Darfur Now

Darfur Now

2007

Director of Photography

Slacker Uprising

Slacker Uprising

2007

Director of Photography

Small Steps: Creating the High School for Contemporary Arts

Small Steps: Creating the High School for Contemporary Arts

2007

Director of Photography

How Much Is Your Life Worth?

How Much Is Your Life Worth?

2007

Additional Camera

Election Day

Election Day

2007

Director of Photography, Producer

Crime Fiction

Crime Fiction

2007

Director of Photography

Welcome Back to the Barrio

Welcome Back to the Barrio

2006

Second Assistant Camera

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

Red Hook Justice

Red Hook Justice

2005

Director of Photography

Deadline

Deadline

2004

Director, Director of Photography

The Venetian Dilemma

The Venetian Dilemma

2004

Additional Photography

Ladies First

Ladies First

2004

Director of Photography

Fahrenheit 9/11

Fahrenheit 9/11

2004

Additional Camera

Building to Extremes

Building to Extremes

2004

Camera Operator

Innovation: Life, Inspired

Innovation: Life, Inspired

2004

Camera Operator

Rokia: Voice of a New Generation

Rokia: Voice of a New Generation

2003

Director of Photography

Starring Osama Bin Laden

Starring Osama Bin Laden

2003

Camera Operator

India

India

2003

Camera Operator

A Nation on Edge

A Nation on Edge

2003

Camera Operator

Chasing the Virus

Chasing the Virus

2003

Camera Operator

A Decade Under the Influence

A Decade Under the Influence

2003

Additional Camera

Asylum

Asylum

2003

Director of Photography

Boys Will Be Girls

Boys Will Be Girls

2003

Director of Photography

Risk/Reward

Risk/Reward

2003

Additional Photography

Heart of America

Heart of America

2003

Art Direction

Wide Angle

Wide Angle

2002

Camera Operator

Ancient Poison, Modern Cure

Ancient Poison, Modern Cure

2002

Camera Operator

The Hamptons

The Hamptons

2002

Additional Camera

Frontline/World

Frontline/World

2002

Camera Operator

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

Profit & Nothing But! Or Impolite Thoughts on the Class Struggle

Profit & Nothing But! Or Impolite Thoughts on the Class Struggle

2001

Director of Photography

Perpetua 664

Perpetua 664

2001

Director of Photography

Journey to the West: Chinese Medicine Today

Journey to the West: Chinese Medicine Today

2001

Director of Photography

Brother Born Again

Brother Born Again

2001

Director of Photography

Innocent Until Proven Guilty

Innocent Until Proven Guilty

1999

Director

Science Times

Science Times

1997

Camera Operator

Bintou in Paris

Bintou in Paris

1995

Director, Screenplay

Il faut que je l'aime

Il faut que je l'aime

1994

Director of Photography

POV

POV

1988

Director of Photography

Sontag

Sontag

Screenplay, Director

Helen and the Bear

Helen and the Bear

Executive Producer

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