- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- October 12, 1965
- Place of Birth
- Seattle, Washington, USA
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."
Filmography
movieSabbath Queen
2024 · Cinematography
movieHelen and the Bear
2024 · Executive Producer
movieA Photographic Memory
2024 · Executive Producer
movieThe Arc of Oblivion
2023 · Self
movieSubject
2023 · Self
movieArctic Summer
2021 · Thanks
movieThe Viewing Booth
2020 · Executive Producer
movieMother
2020 · Executive Producer
movieOn the Record
2020 · Additional Camera
movieDick Johnson Is Dead
2020 · Self, Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
movieElliott Erwitt - Silence Sounds Good
2019 · Director of Photography
movieMuseum Town
2019 · Director of Photography
movieCradle of Champions
2018 · Additional Camera
movieA Thousand Thoughts
2018 · Director of Photography
movieCrime + Punishment
2018 · Camera Operator
ROOM H.264: Brooklyn, NY, June 2016
movieROOM H.264: Brooklyn, NY, June 2016
2018 · self
movieBrooklyn Inshallah
2018 · Consulting Producer
movie32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide
2017 · Additional Photography
movieAtomic Homefront
2017 · Additional Camera
tvRolling Stone: Stories from the Edge
2017 · Director of Photography
movieRisk
2017 · Co-Producer, Director of Photography
movieIn the Service of the Film
2017 · self
movieA Thousand Mothers
2016 · Director of Photography
The Joy of Extreme Possibility
movieThe Joy of Extreme Possibility
2016 · Director of Photography
movieAudrie & Daisy
2016 · Additional Camera
movieCameraperson
2016 · Self (archive footage), Director, Producer, Director of Photography
movieBetting on Zero
2016 · Additional Director of Photography
movieTrapped
2016 · Director of Photography
movieThe Above
2015 · Director, Producer, Director of Photography
tvClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
movieVery Semi-Serious
2015 · Director of Photography
movieThe Armor of Light
2015 · Additional Photography
movieA Woman Like Me
2015 · Director of Photography
movieBuffalo Returns
2015 · Director of Photography
Once a Month on Sunday
movieOnce a Month on Sunday
2015 · Director of Photography
movieThat Film About Money
2014 · Director of Photography
movieCitizenfour
2014 · Co-Producer, Director of Photography
movieThe Wound and the Gift
2014 · Director of Photography
movie1971
2014 · Director of Photography
movieBorn to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity
2014 · Director of Photography
movieSeeds of Time
2013 · Camera Operator
movieFatal Assistance
2013 · Director of Photography
movieANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage
2013 · Additional Photography
movieHere One Day
2012 · Director of Photography
movieThe Program
2012 · Producer, Director of Photography
movieVirgin Tales
2012 · Director of Photography
movieA Place at the Table
2012 · Director of Photography
movieThe Invisible War
2012 · Director of Photography
movieI Came to Testify
2011 · Director of Photography
movieYelling To The Sky
2011 · Still Photographer
The Lady Is a Fighting Lion
movieThe Lady Is a Fighting Lion
2011 · Director of Photography, Assistant Editor
This Very Life
movieThis Very Life
2011 · Cinematography
movieThe Oath
2010 · Director of Photography
movieNo Woman, No Cry
2010 · Director of Photography
movieThe Edge of Joy
2010 · Additional Camera
movieWaiting for Mercy: The Case Against Mohammed Hossain and Yassin Aref
2009 · Editor, Co-Producer
movieOutrage
2009 · Additional Camera
movieThrow Down Your Heart
2008 · Director of Photography
moviePray the Devil Back to Hell
2008 · Director of Photography
Oscar's Comeback
movieOscar's Comeback
2008 · Director of Photography
movieLioness
2008 · Director of Photography
movieDarfur Now
2007 · Director of Photography
movieSlacker Uprising
2007 · Director of Photography
movieSmall Steps: Creating the High School for Contemporary Arts
2007 · Director of Photography
movieHow Much Is Your Life Worth?
2007 · Additional Camera
movieElection Day
2007 · Director of Photography, Producer
movieCrime Fiction
2007 · Director of Photography
movieThis Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006 · Self - Interviewer (voice), Director of Photography
movieWelcome Back to the Barrio
2006 · Second Assistant Camera
Project Leap: Learning Out Loud
movieProject Leap: Learning Out Loud
2005 · Director of Photography
Red Hook Justice
movieRed Hook Justice
2005 · Director of Photography
movieDeadline
2004 · Director, Director of Photography
The Venetian Dilemma
movieThe Venetian Dilemma
2004 · Additional Photography
movieLadies First
2004 · Director of Photography
movieFahrenheit 9/11
2004 · Additional Camera
Building to Extremes
movieBuilding to Extremes
2004 · Camera Operator
Innovation: Life, Inspired
tvInnovation: Life, Inspired
2004 · Camera Operator
movieRokia: Voice of a New Generation
2003 · Director of Photography
Starring Osama Bin Laden
movieStarring Osama Bin Laden
2003 · Camera Operator
India
movieIndia
2003 · Camera Operator
A Nation on Edge
movieA Nation on Edge
2003 · Camera Operator
Chasing the Virus
movieChasing the Virus
2003 · Camera Operator
movieA Decade Under the Influence
2003 · Additional Camera
movieAsylum
2003 · Director of Photography
movieBoys Will Be Girls
2003 · Director of Photography
movieRisk/Reward
2003 · Additional Photography
movieHeart of America
2003 · Art Direction
tvWide Angle
2002 · Camera Operator
Ancient Poison, Modern Cure
movieAncient Poison, Modern Cure
2002 · Camera Operator
tvThe Hamptons
2002 · Additional Camera
tvFrontline/World
2002 · Camera Operator
movieDerrida
2002 · Director of Photography
movieTwo Towns of Jasper
2002 · Additional Camera
American Standoff
movieAmerican Standoff
2002 · Director of Photography
movieTrembling Before G-d
2001 · Additional Camera
Profit & Nothing But! Or Impolite Thoughts on the Class Struggle
movieProfit & Nothing But! Or Impolite Thoughts on the Class Struggle
2001 · Director of Photography
moviePerpetua 664
2001 · Director of Photography
movieJourney to the West: Chinese Medicine Today
2001 · Director of Photography
movieBrother Born Again
2001 · Director of Photography
movieInnocent Until Proven Guilty
1999 · Director
Science Times
tvScience Times
1997 · Camera Operator
movieBintou in Paris
1995 · Director, Screenplay
movieIl faut que je l'aime
1994 · Director of Photography
tvPOV
1988 · Director of Photography
Sontag
movieSontag
— · Screenplay, Director