Biography
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
all 90
Movies 84
Director 18
self 6
TV Shows 6
Producer 5
Executive Producer
A Photographic Memory (2024)
Movie
Cinematographer
One Bullet (2024)
Movie
Self
The Arc of Oblivion (2023)
Movie
Self
Subject (2023)
Movie
Thanks
Arctic Summer (2021)
Movie
Executive Producer
Mother (2020)
Movie
Additional Camera
On the Record (2020)
Movie
Self
Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)
Movie
Cinematographer
Elliott Erwitt - Silence Sounds Good (2019)
Movie
Director of Photography
Museum Town (2019)
Movie
Additional Camera
Cradle of Champions (2018)
Movie
2
Cinematographer
A Thousand Thoughts (2018)
Movie
Camera Operator
Crime + Punishment (2018)
Movie
Consulting Producer
Brooklyn Inshallah (2018)
Movie
Additional Photography
32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide (2017)
Movie
Additional Camera
Atomic Homefront (2017)
Movie
Cinematographer
Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge (2017)
TV
Cinematographer
Risk (2017)
Movie
5.29
Additional Director of Photography
Betting on Zero (2017)
Movie
8
Self
In the Service of the Film (2017)
Movie
Cinematographer
A Thousand Mothers (2016)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Joy of Extreme Possibility (2016)
Movie
Additional Camera
Audrie & Daisy (2016)
Movie
Self
Cameraperson (2016)
Movie
Director of Photography
Trapped (2016)
Movie
Director
The Above (2015)
Movie
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015)
TV
Cinematographer
Very Semi-Serious (2015)
Movie
Additional Photography
The Armor of Light (2015)
Movie
Cinematographer
A Woman Like Me (2015)
Movie
5.17
Director of Photography
Buffalo Returns (2015)
Movie
Cinematographer
That Film About Money (2014)
Movie
Cinematographer
Citizenfour (2014)
Movie
6
Cinematographer
The Wound and the Gift (2014)
Movie
Director of Photography
1971 (2014)
Movie
Cinematographer
Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity (2014)
Movie
Camera Operator
Seeds of Time (2013)
Movie
Director of Photography
Fatal Assistance (2013)
Movie
Additional Photography
ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage (2013)
Movie
Cinematographer
Here One Day (2012)
Movie
Producer
The Program (2012)
Movie
Cinematographer
Virgin Tales (2012)
Movie
Director of Photography
A Place at the Table (2012)
Movie
5
Cinematographer
The Invisible War (2012)
Movie
Cinematographer
The War We Are Living (2011)
Movie
Director of Photography
I Came to Testify (2011)
Movie
Director of Photography
The War We Are Living (2011)
Movie
Still Photographer
Yelling To The Sky (2011)
Movie
5.8
Cinematographer
The Oath (2010)
Movie
Cinematographer
No Woman, No Cry (2010)
Movie
Additional Camera
The Edge of Joy (2010)
Movie
Editor
Waiting for Mercy: The Case Against Mohammed Hossain and Yassin Aref (2009)
Movie
Additional Camera
Outrage (2009)
Movie
6
Cinematographer
Throw Down Your Heart (2008)
Movie
Cinematographer
Pray the Devil Back to Hell (2008)
Movie
Cinematographer
Lioness (2008)
Movie
Cinematographer
Darfur Now (2007)
Movie
Cinematographer
Captain Mike Across America (2007)
Movie
Cinematographer
Slacker Uprising (2007)
Movie
Cinematographer
Small Steps: Creating the High School for Contemporary Arts (2007)
Movie
Additional Camera
How Much Is Your Life Worth? (2007)
Movie
Director of Photography / Producer
Election Day (2007)
Movie
Cinematographer
Crime Fiction (2007)
Movie
Second Assistant Camera
Welcome Back to the Barrio (2006)
Movie
Cinematographer
This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)
Movie
8
Director
Deadline (2004)
Movie
Director of Photography
Ladies First (2004)
Movie
Additional Camera
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
Movie
8
Cinematographer
Rokia: Voice of a New Generation (2003)
Movie
Camera Operator
Starring Osama Bin Laden (2003)
Movie
Camera Operator
A Nation on Edge (2003)
Movie
Camera Operator
Chasing the Virus (2003)
Movie
Additional Camera
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
Movie
Cinematographer
Asylum (2003)
Movie
Additional Photography
Risk/Reward (2003)
Movie
Camera Operator
Wide Angle (2002)
TV
Additional Camera
The Hamptons (2002)
TV
Camera Operator
Frontline/World (2002)
TV
Cinematographer
Derrida (2002)
Movie
Additional Camera
Two Towns of Jasper (2002)
Movie
Additional Camera
Trembling Before G-d (2001)
Movie
6
Director of Photography
Profit & Nothing But! Or Impolite Thoughts on the Class Struggle (2001)
Movie
Cinematographer
Perpetua 664 (2001)
Movie
Cinematographer
Journey to the West: Chinese Medicine Today (2001)
Movie
Cinematographer
Brother Born Again (2001)
Movie
Director
Innocent Until Proven Guilty (1999)
Movie
Director
Bintou in Paris (1995)
Movie
Cinematographer
Il faut que je l'aime (1994)
Movie
Director of Photography
POV (1988)
TV
Director
Sontag
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.31
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1988
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2012
2007
2024
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Information
Known ForCamera
GenderFemale
Birthday1965-03-17 (59 years old)
Birth PlaceSeattle, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsКерстен Джонсон
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship
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