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."
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1965-10-12 · Seattle, Washington, USA
Known for
- Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) — Additional Camera
- Citizenfour (2014) — Co-Producer
- This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006) — Self - Interviewer (voice)
- Audrie & Daisy (2016) — Additional Camera
- Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020) — Self
- Betting on Zero (2016) — Additional Director of Photography
- The Invisible War (2012) — Director of Photography
- Cameraperson (2016) — Self (archive footage)
- Risk (2017) — Co-Producer
- A Decade Under the Influence (2003) — Additional Camera
- Slacker Uprising (2007) — Director of Photography
- Heart of America (2003) — Art Direction
- Outrage (2009) — Additional Camera
- A Place at the Table (2012) — Director of Photography
- The Oath (2010) — Director of Photography
- Yelling To The Sky (2011) — Still Photographer