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Kirsten Johnson

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Kirsten Johnson

Born October 12, 1965 in Seattle, Washington, USA7 films

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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Dick Johnson Is Dead posterFirst watchDick Johnson Is Dead20207.1With this inventive portrait, director Kirsten Johnson seeks a way to keep her 86-year-old father alive forever. Utilizing moviemaking magic and her family’s dark humor, she celebrates Dr.View film

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Filmography

7 films as director
  1. TBASontagDirector
  2. 2020Dick Johnson Is DeadDirector
  3. 2016CamerapersonDirector
  4. 2015The AboveDirector
  5. 2004DeadlineDirector
  6. 1999Innocent Until Proven GuiltyDirector
  7. 1995Bintou in ParisDirector