Kirsten Johnson

Director

1965-10-12 · 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."

• Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) — Additional Camera
• Citizenfour (2014) — Director of Photography, Co-Producer
• This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006) — Director of Photography
• Audrie & Daisy (2016) — Additional Camera
• Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020) — Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer
• Betting on Zero (2016) — Additional Director of Photography
• The Invisible War (2012) — Director of Photography
• Cameraperson (2016) — Director, Producer, Director of Photography
• Risk (2017) — Director of Photography, 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
• On the Record (2020) — Additional Camera
• Trembling Before G-d (2001) — Additional Camera
• The Armor of Light (2015) — Additional Photography
• Derrida (2002) — Director of Photography
• 1971 (2014) — Director of Photography
• Pray the Devil Back to Hell (2008) — Director of Photography
• Crime + Punishment (2018) — Camera Operator
• Trapped (2016) — Director of Photography