About

Known credits:
120
Birthday:
1965-10-12
Place of birth:
Seattle, Washington, USA
Website:
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Kirsten Johnson

Overview

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

Acting
2023 The Arc of Oblivion Actor Self 58
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2023 Subject Actor Self 59
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2020 Dick Johnson Is Dead Actor Self 61
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2018 ROOM H.264: Brooklyn, NY, June 2016 Actor self N/A
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2017 Editing Cameraperson Actor self N/A
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2017 In the Service of the Film Actor self N/A
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2016 Cameraperson Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2006 This Film Is Not Yet Rated Actor Self - Interviewer (voice) 63
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Directing
2020 Dick Johnson Is Dead Directing Director 61
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2016 Cameraperson Directing Director 59
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2015 The Above Directing Director 59
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2004 Deadline Directing Director 59
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1999 Innocent Until Proven Guilty Directing Director N/A
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1995 Bintou in Paris Directing Director N/A
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Sontag Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2020 Dick Johnson Is Dead Writing Writer 61
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1995 Bintou in Paris Writing Screenplay N/A
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Sontag Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
2024 A Photographic Memory Production Executive Producer N/A
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2020 The Viewing Booth Production Executive Producer 58
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2020 Mother Production Executive Producer 59
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2020 Dick Johnson Is Dead Production Producer 61
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2018 Brooklyn Inshallah Production Consulting Producer N/A
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2017 Risk Production Co-Producer 59
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2016 Cameraperson Production Producer 59
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2015 The Above Production Producer 59
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2014 Citizenfour Production Co-Producer 71
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2012 The Program Production Producer 59
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2009 Waiting for Mercy: The Case Against Mohammed Hossain and Yassin Aref Production Co-Producer N/A
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2007 Election Day Production Producer N/A
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Helen and the Bear Production Executive Producer N/A
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Art
2003 Heart of America Art Art Direction 58
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Camera
2020 On the Record Camera Additional Camera 59
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2020 Dick Johnson Is Dead Camera Director of Photography 61
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2019 Elliott Erwitt - Silence Sounds Good Camera Director of Photography 59
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2019 Museum Town Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2018 Cradle of Champions Camera Additional Camera 59
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2018 A Thousand Thoughts Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2018 Crime + Punishment Camera Camera Operator 59
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2017 32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide Camera Additional Photography 59
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2017 Atomic Homefront Camera Additional Camera 59
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2017 Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge Camera Director of Photography 69
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2017 Risk Camera Director of Photography 59
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2017 Betting on Zero Camera Additional Director of Photography 61
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2016 A Thousand Mothers Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2016 The Joy of Extreme Possibility Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2016 Audrie & Daisy Camera Additional Camera 62
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2016 Cameraperson Camera Director of Photography 59
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2016 Trapped Camera Director of Photography 59
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2015 The Above Camera Director of Photography 59
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2015 Very Semi-Serious Camera Director of Photography 59
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2015 The Armor of Light Camera Additional Photography 58
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2015 A Woman Like Me Camera Director of Photography 59
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2015 Buffalo Returns Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2015 Once a Month on Sunday Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2014 That Film About Money Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2014 Citizenfour Camera Director of Photography 71
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2014 The Wound and the Gift Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2014 1971 Camera Director of Photography 59
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2014 Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity Camera Director of Photography 59
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2013 Seeds of Time Camera Camera Operator 59
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2013 Fatal Assistance Camera Director of Photography 59
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2013 ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage Camera Additional Photography N/A
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2012 Here One Day Camera Director of Photography 59
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2012 The Program Camera Director of Photography 59
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2012 Virgin Tales Camera Director of Photography 59
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2012 A Place at the Table Camera Director of Photography 59
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2012 The Invisible War Camera Director of Photography 61
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2011 I Came to Testify Camera Director of Photography 59
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2011 The War We Are Living Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2011 Yelling To The Sky Camera Still Photographer 58
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2011 The Lady Is a Fighting Lion Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2010 The Oath Camera Director of Photography 59
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2010 No Woman, No Cry Camera Director of Photography 59
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2010 The Edge of Joy Camera Additional Camera N/A
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2009 Outrage Camera Additional Camera 59
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2008 Throw Down Your Heart Camera Director of Photography 59
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2008 Pray the Devil Back to Hell Camera Director of Photography 59
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2008 Oscar's Comeback Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2008 Lioness Camera Director of Photography 58
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2007 Darfur Now Camera Director of Photography 58
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2007 Slacker Uprising Camera Director of Photography 58
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2007 Small Steps: Creating the High School for Contemporary Arts Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2007 How Much Is Your Life Worth? Camera Additional Camera N/A
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2007 Election Day Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2007 Crime Fiction Camera Director of Photography 59
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2006 Welcome Back to the Barrio Camera Second Assistant Camera N/A
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2006 This Film Is Not Yet Rated Camera Director of Photography 63
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2005 Project Leap: Learning Out Loud Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2005 Red Hook Justice Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2004 Deadline Camera Director of Photography 59
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2004 The Venetian Dilemma Camera Additional Photography N/A
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2004 Ladies First Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2004 Fahrenheit 9/11 Camera Additional Camera 67
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2004 Building to Extremes Camera Camera Operator N/A
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2004 Innovation: Life, Inspired Camera Camera Operator N/A
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2003 Rokia: Voice of a New Generation Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2003 Starring Osama Bin Laden Camera Camera Operator N/A
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2003 A Nation on Edge Camera Camera Operator N/A
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2003 Chasing the Virus Camera Camera Operator N/A
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2003 India Camera Camera Operator N/A
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2003 A Decade Under the Influence Camera Additional Camera 60
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2003 Asylum Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2003 Boys Will Be Girls Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2003 Risk/Reward Camera Additional Photography N/A
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2002 Ancient Poison, Modern Cure Camera Camera Operator N/A
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2002 The Hamptons Camera Additional Camera 69
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2002 Derrida Camera Director of Photography 59
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2002 Two Towns of Jasper Camera Additional Camera 59
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2002 American Standoff Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2001 Trembling Before G-d Camera Additional Camera 58
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2001 Profit & Nothing But! Or Impolite Thoughts on the Class Struggle Camera Director of Photography 59
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2001 Perpetua 664 Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2001 Journey to the West: Chinese Medicine Today Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2001 Brother Born Again Camera Director of Photography 59
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1994 Il faut que je l'aime Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Crew
2024 Sabbath Queen Crew Cinematography N/A
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2021 Arctic Summer Crew Thanks N/A
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Editing
2011 The Lady Is a Fighting Lion Editing Assistant Editor N/A
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2009 Waiting for Mercy: The Case Against Mohammed Hossain and Yassin Aref Editing Editor N/A
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