Kirsten Johnson
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 12, 1965
- Birthplace
- 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."
Filmography
- Sontag
Sontag TBA
Screenplay, Director
Sabbath Queen 2024
Cinematography
Helen and the Bear 2024
Executive Producer
A Photographic Memory 2024
Executive Producer
The Arc of Oblivion 2023
as Self
Subject 2023
as Self
Arctic Summer 2021
Thanks
The Viewing Booth 2020
Executive Producer
Mother 2020
Executive Producer
On the Record 2020
Additional Camera
Dick Johnson Is Dead 2020
as Self, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer
Elliott Erwitt - Silence Sounds Good 2019
Director of Photography
Museum Town 2019
Director of Photography
Cradle of Champions 2018
Additional Camera
A Thousand Thoughts 2018
Director of Photography
Crime + Punishment 2018
Camera Operator
- ROOM H.264: Brooklyn, NY, June 2016
ROOM H.264: Brooklyn, NY, June 2016 2018
as self
Brooklyn Inshallah 2018
Consulting Producer
32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide 2017
Additional Photography
Atomic Homefront 2017
Additional Camera
Risk 2017
Co-Producer, Director of Photography
In the Service of the Film 2017
as self
A Thousand Mothers 2016
Director of Photography
- The Joy of Extreme Possibility
The Joy of Extreme Possibility 2016
Director of Photography
Audrie & Daisy 2016
Additional Camera
Cameraperson 2016
as Self (archive footage), Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Betting on Zero 2016
Additional Director of Photography
Trapped 2016
Director of Photography
The Above 2015
Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Very Semi-Serious 2015
Director of Photography
The Armor of Light 2015
Additional Photography
A Woman Like Me 2015
Director of Photography
- Once a Month on Sunday
Once a Month on Sunday 2015
Director of Photography
Buffalo Returns 2015
Director of Photography
That Film About Money 2014
Director of Photography
Citizenfour 2014
Director of Photography, Co-Producer
The Wound and the Gift 2014
Director of Photography
1971 2014
Director of Photography
Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity 2014
Director of Photography
Seeds of Time 2013
Camera Operator
Fatal Assistance 2013
Director of Photography
ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage 2013
Additional Photography
Here One Day 2012
Director of Photography
The Program 2012
Producer, Director of Photography
Virgin Tales 2012
Director of Photography
A Place at the Table 2012
Director of Photography
The Invisible War 2012
Director of Photography
I Came to Testify 2011
Director of Photography
Yelling To The Sky 2011
Still Photographer
- This Very Life
This Very Life 2011
Cinematography
- The Lady Is a Fighting Lion
The Lady Is a Fighting Lion 2011
Director of Photography, Assistant Editor
The Oath 2010
Director of Photography
No Woman, No Cry 2010
Director of Photography
The Edge of Joy 2010
Additional Camera
Waiting for Mercy: The Case Against Mohammed Hossain and Yassin Aref 2009
Co-Producer, Editor
Outrage 2009
Additional Camera
Throw Down Your Heart 2008
Director of Photography
Pray the Devil Back to Hell 2008
Director of Photography
- Oscar's Comeback
Oscar's Comeback 2008
Director of Photography
Lioness 2008
Director of Photography
Darfur Now 2007
Director of Photography
Slacker Uprising 2007
Director of Photography
Small Steps: Creating the High School for Contemporary Arts 2007
Director of Photography
How Much Is Your Life Worth? 2007
Additional Camera
Election Day 2007
Director of Photography, Producer
Crime Fiction 2007
Director of Photography
This Film Is Not Yet Rated 2006
as Self - Interviewer (voice), Director of Photography
Welcome Back to the Barrio 2006
Second Assistant Camera
- Project Leap: Learning Out Loud
Project Leap: Learning Out Loud 2005
Director of Photography
- The Venetian Dilemma
The Venetian Dilemma 2005
Additional Photography
- Red Hook Justice
Red Hook Justice 2005
Director of Photography
Deadline 2004
Director, Director of Photography
Ladies First 2004
Director of Photography
Fahrenheit 9/11 2004
Additional Camera
- Building to Extremes
Building to Extremes 2004
Camera Operator
Rokia: Voice of a New Generation 2003
Director of Photography
- Starring Osama Bin Laden
Starring Osama Bin Laden 2003
Camera Operator
- India
India 2003
Camera Operator
- Chasing the Virus
Chasing the Virus 2003
Camera Operator
- A Nation on Edge
A Nation on Edge 2003
Camera Operator
A Decade Under the Influence 2003
Additional Camera
Asylum 2003
Director of Photography
Boys Will Be Girls 2003
Director of Photography
Risk/Reward 2003
Additional Photography
Heart of America 2003
Art Direction
- Ancient Poison, Modern Cure
Ancient Poison, Modern Cure 2002
Camera Operator
The Hamptons 2002
Director of Photography
Derrida 2002
Director of Photography
Two Towns of Jasper 2002
Additional Camera
- American Standoff
American Standoff 2002
Director of Photography
Trembling Before G-d 2001
Additional Camera
- Profit & Nothing But! Or Impolite Thoughts on the Class Struggle
Profit & Nothing But! Or Impolite Thoughts on the Class Struggle 2001
Director of Photography
Perpetua 664 2001
Director of Photography
Journey to the West: Chinese Medicine Today 2001
Director of Photography
Brother Born Again 2001
Director of Photography
Innocent Until Proven Guilty 1999
Director
Bintou in Paris 1995
Director, Screenplay
Il faut que je l'aime 1994
Director of Photography
Credits from TMDB.