Kirsten Johnson

female

Born on October 12, 1965 (59 years old)

From Seattle, Washington, USA

Known for Camera

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."

Cast Credits

2023
- Subject
  as
  Self
  2023
- The Arc of Oblivion
  as
  Self
  2023
2020
- Dick Johnson Is Dead
  as
  Self
  2020
2018
- no image
  ROOM H.264: Brooklyn, NY, June 2016
  as
  self
  2018
2017
- In the Service of the Film
  as
  self
  2017
2016
- Cameraperson
  as
  Self (archive footage)
  2016
2015
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
  as
  Self
  2015
2006
- This Film Is Not Yet Rated
  as
  Self - Interviewer (voice)
  2006

Crew Credits

2024
- A Photographic Memory
  as
  Executive Producer
  2024
- Helen and the Bear
  as
  Executive Producer
  2024
- Sabbath Queen
  as
  Cinematography
  2024
2021
- Arctic Summer
  as
  Thanks
  2021
2020
- The Viewing Booth
  as
  Executive Producer
  2020
- Dick Johnson Is Dead
  as
  Director
  2020
- Dick Johnson Is Dead
  as
  Writer
  2020
- Mother
  as
  Executive Producer
  2020
- On the Record
  as
  Additional Camera
  2020
- Dick Johnson Is Dead
  as
  Director of Photography
  2020
- Dick Johnson Is Dead
  as
  Producer
  2020
2019
- Museum Town
  as
  Director of Photography
  2019
- Elliott Erwitt - Silence Sounds Good
  as
  Director of Photography
  2019
2018
- Cradle of Champions
  as
  Additional Camera
  2018
- Crime + Punishment
  as
  Camera Operator
  2018
- A Thousand Thoughts
  as
  Director of Photography
  2018
- Brooklyn Inshallah
  as
  Consulting Producer
  2018
2017
- 32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide
  as
  Additional Photography
  2017
- Atomic Homefront
  as
  Additional Camera
  2017
- Risk
  as
  Director of Photography
  2017
- Risk
  as
  Co-Producer
  2017
- Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge
  as
  Director of Photography
  2017
2016
- Cameraperson
  as
  Director
  2016
- Cameraperson
  as
  Producer
  2016
- Cameraperson
  as
  Director of Photography
  2016
- no image
  The Joy of Extreme Possibility
  as
  Director of Photography
  2016
- Audrie & Daisy
  as
  Additional Camera
  2016
- A Thousand Mothers
  as
  Director of Photography
  2016
- Trapped
  as
  Director of Photography
  2016
- Betting on Zero
  as
  Additional Director of Photography
  2016
2015
- The Above
  as
  Director
  2015
- A Woman Like Me
  as
  Director of Photography
  2015
- The Above
  as
  Producer
  2015
- Very Semi-Serious
  as
  Director of Photography
  2015
- The Above
  as
  Director of Photography
  2015
- Buffalo Returns
  as
  Director of Photography
  2015
- The Armor of Light
  as
  Additional Photography
  2015
- no image
  Once a Month on Sunday
  as
  Director of Photography
  2015
2014
- Citizenfour
  as
  Director of Photography
  2014
- Citizenfour
  as
  Co-Producer
  2014
- 1971
  as
  Director of Photography
  2014
- Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity
  as
  Director of Photography
  2014
- That Film About Money
  as
  Director of Photography
  2014
- The Wound and the Gift
  as
  Director of Photography
  2014
2013
- Fatal Assistance
  as
  Director of Photography
  2013
- ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage
  as
  Additional Photography
  2013
- Seeds of Time
  as
  Camera Operator
  2013
2012
- The Invisible War
  as
  Director of Photography
  2012
- The Program
  as
  Producer
  2012
- The Program
  as
  Director of Photography
  2012
- Virgin Tales
  as
  Director of Photography
  2012
- Here One Day
  as
  Director of Photography
  2012
- A Place at the Table
  as
  Director of Photography
  2012
2011
- I Came to Testify
  as
  Director of Photography
  2011
- no image
  The War We Are Living
  as
  Director of Photography
  2011
- Yelling To The Sky
  as
  Still Photographer
  2011
- no image
  The Lady Is a Fighting Lion
  as
  Director of Photography
  2011
- no image
  The Lady Is a Fighting Lion
  as
  Assistant Editor
  2011
2010
- The Oath
  as
  Director of Photography
  2010
- The Edge of Joy
  as
  Additional Camera
  2010
- No Woman, No Cry
  as
  Director of Photography
  2010
2009
- Outrage
  as
  Additional Camera
  2009
- Waiting for Mercy: The Case Against Mohammed Hossain and Yassin Aref
  as
  Co-Producer
  2009
- Waiting for Mercy: The Case Against Mohammed Hossain and Yassin Aref
  as
  Editor
  2009
2008
- Pray the Devil Back to Hell
  as
  Director of Photography
  2008
- Throw Down Your Heart
  as
  Director of Photography
  2008
- Lioness
  as
  Director of Photography
  2008
- no image
  Oscar's Comeback
  as
  Director of Photography
  2008
2007
- Darfur Now
  as
  Director of Photography
  2007
- Slacker Uprising
  as
  Director of Photography
  2007
- How Much Is Your Life Worth?
  as
  Additional Camera
  2007
- Crime Fiction
  as
  Director of Photography
  2007
- Election Day
  as
  Director of Photography
  2007
- Small Steps: Creating the High School for Contemporary Arts
  as
  Director of Photography
  2007
- Election Day
  as
  Producer
  2007
2006
- This Film Is Not Yet Rated
  as
  Director of Photography
  2006
- Welcome Back to the Barrio
  as
  Second Assistant Camera
  2006
2005
- no image
  Red Hook Justice
  as
  Director of Photography
  2005
- no image
  Project Leap: Learning Out Loud
  as
  Director of Photography
  2005
2004
- Deadline
  as
  Director
  2004
- Fahrenheit 9/11
  as
  Additional Camera
  2004
- Ladies First
  as
  Director of Photography
  2004
- Deadline
  as
  Director of Photography
  2004
- no image
  The Venetian Dilemma
  as
  Additional Photography
  2004
- no image
  Building to Extremes
  as
  Camera Operator
  2004
- no image
  Innovation: Life, Inspired
  as
  Camera Operator
  2004
2003
- Boys Will Be Girls
  as
  Director of Photography
  2003
- Asylum
  as
  Director of Photography
  2003
- Rokia: Voice of a New Generation
  as
  Director of Photography
  2003
- Risk/Reward
  as
  Additional Photography
  2003
- A Decade Under the Influence
  as
  Additional Camera
  2003
- no image
  India
  as
  Camera Operator
  2003
- no image
  A Nation on Edge
  as
  Camera Operator
  2003
- no image
  Chasing the Virus
  as
  Camera Operator
  2003
- no image
  Starring Osama Bin Laden
  as
  Camera Operator
  2003
- Heart of America
  as
  Art Direction
  2003
2002
- Derrida
  as
  Director of Photography
  2002
- Two Towns of Jasper
  as
  Additional Camera
  2002
- no image
  American Standoff
  as
  Director of Photography
  2002
- no image
  Ancient Poison, Modern Cure
  as
  Camera Operator
  2002
- Frontline/World
  as
  Camera Operator
  2002
- The Hamptons
  as
  Additional Camera
  2002
- Wide Angle
  as
  Camera Operator
  2002
2001
- Perpetua 664
  as
  Director of Photography
  2001
- Brother Born Again
  as
  Director of Photography
  2001
- Profit & Nothing But! Or Impolite Thoughts on the Class Struggle
  as
  Director of Photography
  2001
- Journey to the West: Chinese Medicine Today
  as
  Director of Photography
  2001
- Trembling Before G-d
  as
  Additional Camera
  2001
1999
- Innocent Until Proven Guilty
  as
  Director
  1999
1997
- no image
  Science Times
  as
  Camera Operator
  1997
1995
- Bintou in Paris
  as
  Director
  1995
- Bintou in Paris
  as
  Screenplay
  1995
1994
- Il faut que je l'aime
  as
  Director of Photography
  1994
1988
- POV
  as
  Director of Photography
  1988

Kirsten Johnson

Biography

Cast Credits

Subject

The Arc of Oblivion

Dick Johnson Is Dead

ROOM H.264: Brooklyn, NY, June 2016

In the Service of the Film

Cameraperson

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

Crew Credits

A Photographic Memory

Helen and the Bear

Sabbath Queen

Arctic Summer

The Viewing Booth

Dick Johnson Is Dead

Dick Johnson Is Dead

Mother

On the Record

Dick Johnson Is Dead

Dick Johnson Is Dead

Museum Town

Elliott Erwitt - Silence Sounds Good

Cradle of Champions

Crime + Punishment

A Thousand Thoughts

Brooklyn Inshallah

32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide

Atomic Homefront

Risk

Risk

Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge

Cameraperson

Cameraperson

Cameraperson

The Joy of Extreme Possibility

Audrie & Daisy

A Thousand Mothers

Trapped

Betting on Zero

The Above

A Woman Like Me

The Above

Very Semi-Serious

The Above

Buffalo Returns

The Armor of Light

Once a Month on Sunday

Citizenfour

Citizenfour

1971

Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity

That Film About Money

The Wound and the Gift

Fatal Assistance

ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage

Seeds of Time

The Invisible War

The Program

The Program

Virgin Tales

Here One Day

A Place at the Table

I Came to Testify

The War We Are Living

Yelling To The Sky

The Lady Is a Fighting Lion

The Lady Is a Fighting Lion

The Oath

The Edge of Joy

No Woman, No Cry

Outrage

Waiting for Mercy: The Case Against Mohammed Hossain and Yassin Aref

Waiting for Mercy: The Case Against Mohammed Hossain and Yassin Aref

Pray the Devil Back to Hell

Throw Down Your Heart

Lioness

Oscar's Comeback