Kirsten Johnson
Directing
- Born
- October 12, 1965 (age 61) · 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
Fahrenheit 9/11
June 25, 2004
Citizenfour
October 10, 2014
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
September 1, 2006
Audrie & Daisy
September 23, 2016
Dick Johnson Is Dead
January 23, 2020
Betting on Zero
March 17, 2016
The Invisible War
January 20, 2012
Cameraperson
September 9, 2016
Risk
May 5, 2017
A Decade Under the Influence
April 25, 2003
Slacker Uprising
September 7, 2007
Heart of America
February 13, 2003
Behind the camera93
- 2024Sabbath Queen Cinematography
- 2024Helen and the Bear Executive Producer
- 2024A Photographic Memory Executive Producer
- 2020The Viewing Booth Executive Producer
- 2020Mother Executive Producer
- 2020On the Record Additional Camera
- 2020Dick Johnson Is Dead Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer
- 2019Elliott Erwitt - Silence Sounds Good Director of Photography
- 2019Museum Town Director of Photography
- 2018