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Kirsten Johnson

Director • Born 1965

Kirsten Johnson

Open Cinema

About

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

POV posterPOVSeries • 1988Cameraperson posterCamerapersonMovie • 2016Citizenfour posterCitizenfourMovie • 2014Fahrenheit 9/11 posterFahrenheit 9/11Movie • 2004Dick Johnson Is Dead posterDick Johnson Is DeadMovie • 2020A Decade Under the Influence posterA Decade Under the InfluenceMovie • 2003Betting on Zero posterBetting on ZeroMovie • 2016This Film Is Not Yet Rated posterThis Film Is Not Yet RatedMovie • 2006A Place at the Table posterA Place at the TableMovie • 2012Risk posterRiskMovie • 2017Slacker Uprising posterSlacker UprisingMovie • 2007Heart of America posterHeart of AmericaMovie • 2003Outrage posterOutrageMovie • 2009On the Record posterOn the RecordMovie • 2020Yelling To The Sky posterYelling To The SkyMovie • 2011Audrie & Daisy posterAudrie & DaisyMovie • 2016The Invisible War posterThe Invisible WarMovie • 2012The Oath posterThe OathMovie • 2010