Kirsten Johnson
Known For: Camera
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: October 12, 1965 (59 years old)
Place of Birth: 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."
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Director of Photography
Darfur Now
Director of Photography
Slacker Uprising
Additional Camera
How Much Is Your Life Worth?
Director of Photography
Small Steps: Creating the High School for Contemporary Arts
Director of Photography
Crime Fiction
Director of Photography
Election Day
Producer
Election Day
Director of Photography
Captain Mike Across America
