Kirsten Johnsonborn 1965

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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."

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Sabbath Queen
Sabbath Queen

2024

Documentary

Cinematography

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Helen and the Bear
Helen and the Bear

2024

Documentary

Executive Producer

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A Photographic Memory
A Photographic Memory

2024

Documentary

Executive Producer

0
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Arctic Summer
Arctic Summer

2021

Documentary

Thanks

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0.2
The Viewing Booth
The Viewing Booth

2020

Documentary

Executive Producer

9
0.2
Mother
Mother

2020

Documentary

Executive Producer

7
0.1
On the Record
On the Record

2020

Documentary

Additional Camera

6.7
0.4
Dick Johnson Is Dead
Dick Johnson Is Dead

2020

Documentary

Director

7.1
0.9
Dick Johnson Is Dead
Dick Johnson Is Dead

2020

Documentary

Writer

7.1
0.9
Dick Johnson Is Dead
Dick Johnson Is Dead

2020

Documentary

Director of Photography

7.1
0.9
Dick Johnson Is Dead
Dick Johnson Is Dead

2020

Documentary

Producer

7.1
0.9
Elliott Erwitt - Silence Sounds Good
Elliott Erwitt - Silence Sounds Good

2019

Documentary

Director of Photography

7.5
0.2
Museum Town
Museum Town

2019

Documentary

Director of Photography

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0.2
Cradle of Champions
Cradle of Champions

2018

Documentary

Additional Camera

6.2
0.2
A Thousand Thoughts
A Thousand Thoughts

2018

Documentary • Music

Director of Photography

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0
Crime + Punishment
Crime + Punishment

2018

Documentary

Camera Operator

6.9
0.1
Brooklyn Inshallah
Brooklyn Inshallah

2018

Documentary

Consulting Producer

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0
32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide
32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide

2017

Documentary

Additional Photography

8.6
0.1
Atomic Homefront
Atomic Homefront

2017

Documentary

Additional Camera

6.9
1.1
Risk
Risk

2017

Crime • Documentary

Co-Producer

6.6
0.5
Risk
Risk

2017

Crime • Documentary

Director of Photography

6.6
0.5
A Thousand Mothers
A Thousand Mothers

2016

Documentary

Director of Photography

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The Joy of Extreme Possibility
The Joy of Extreme Possibility

2016

Documentary

Director of Photography

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Audrie & Daisy
Audrie & Daisy

2016

Documentary

Additional Camera

7.2
0.9
Cameraperson
Cameraperson

2016

Documentary

Director

6.7
0.2
Cameraperson
Cameraperson

2016

Documentary

Producer

6.7
0.2
Cameraperson
Cameraperson

2016

Documentary

Director of Photography

6.7
0.2
Betting on Zero
Betting on Zero

2016

Documentary

Additional Director of Photography

7.1
0.5
Trapped
Trapped

2016

Documentary

Director of Photography

7
0.2
The Above
The Above

2015

Documentary

Director

6.3
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The Above
The Above

2015

Documentary

Producer

6.3
0.1
The Above
The Above

2015

Documentary

Director of Photography

6.3
0.1
Very Semi-Serious
Very Semi-Serious

2015

Documentary

Director of Photography

6.5
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The Armor of Light
The Armor of Light

2015

Documentary

Additional Photography

4
0.1
A Woman Like Me
A Woman Like Me

2015

Documentary

Director of Photography

6.4
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Buffalo Returns
Buffalo Returns

2015

Documentary

Director of Photography

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Once a Month on Sunday
Once a Month on Sunday

2015

Documentary

Director of Photography

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That Film About Money
That Film About Money

2014

Documentary

Director of Photography

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Citizenfour
Citizenfour

2014

Documentary

Director of Photography

7.7
1.5
Citizenfour
Citizenfour

2014

Documentary

Co-Producer

7.7
1.5
The Wound and the Gift
The Wound and the Gift

2014

Documentary

Director of Photography

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1971
1971

2014

Documentary • History

Director of Photography

6.7
0.4
Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity
Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity

2014

Documentary

Director of Photography

5.2
0.1
Seeds of Time
Seeds of Time

2013

Documentary

Camera Operator

10
0.1
Fatal Assistance
Fatal Assistance

2013

Documentary

Director of Photography

6
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ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage
ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage

2013

Documentary

Additional Photography

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Here One Day
Here One Day

2012

Documentary

Director of Photography

7.3
0.1
The Program
The Program

2012

Documentary

Producer

9
0.1
The Program
The Program

2012

Documentary

Director of Photography

9
0.1
Virgin Tales
Virgin Tales

2012

Documentary

Director of Photography

5
0.1
A Place at the Table
A Place at the Table

2012

Documentary

Director of Photography

6.8
0.2
The Invisible War
The Invisible War

2012

Crime • Documentary • War

Director of Photography

7.2
0.3
I Came to Testify
I Came to Testify

2011

Director of Photography

10
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The War We Are Living
The War We Are Living

2011

Director of Photography

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Yelling To The Sky
Yelling To The Sky

2011

Drama

Still Photographer

5.7
0.3
The Lady Is a Fighting Lion
The Lady Is a Fighting Lion

2011

Documentary

Director of Photography

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The Lady Is a Fighting Lion
The Lady Is a Fighting Lion

2011

Documentary

Assistant Editor

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The Oath
The Oath

2010

Documentary

Director of Photography

7.4
0.2
No Woman, No Cry
No Woman, No Cry

2010

Documentary

Director of Photography

7
0.1
The Edge of Joy
The Edge of Joy

2010

Documentary

Additional Camera

0
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Outrage
Outrage

2009

Documentary

Additional Camera

6.3
0.3
Throw Down Your Heart
Throw Down Your Heart

2008

Documentary • Music

Director of Photography

5.3
0
Pray the Devil Back to Hell
Pray the Devil Back to Hell

2008

Documentary

Director of Photography

7
0.1
Oscar's Comeback
Oscar's Comeback

2008

Documentary

Director of Photography

0
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Lioness
Lioness

2008

Documentary

Director of Photography

5.8
2.1
Darfur Now
Darfur Now

2007

Crime • Documentary

Director of Photography

5.7
0.3
Small Steps: Creating the High School for Contemporary Arts
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How Much Is Your Life Worth?
How Much Is Your Life Worth?

2007

Crime • Documentary

Additional Camera

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0.2
Election Day
Election Day

2007

Documentary

Director of Photography

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0.1
Election Day
Election Day

2007

Documentary

Producer

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0.1
Crime Fiction
Crime Fiction

2007

Comedy • Crime

Director of Photography

3.7
0.2
Welcome Back to the Barrio
Welcome Back to the Barrio

2006

Drama

Second Assistant Camera

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0.1
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
This Film Is Not Yet Rated

2006

Documentary

Director of Photography

7.1
0.8
Project Leap: Learning Out Loud
Project Leap: Learning Out Loud

2005

Documentary

Director of Photography

0
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Red Hook Justice
Red Hook Justice

2005

Documentary

Director of Photography

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Deadline
Deadline

2004

Documentary

Director

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Sontag
Sontag

Screenplay

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Sontag
Sontag

Director

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0.1
Slacker Uprising
Slacker Uprising

2007

Documentary

Director of Photography

5.3
0.4
Deadline
Deadline

2004

Documentary

Director of Photography

9
0.2
The Venetian Dilemma
The Venetian Dilemma

2004

Documentary

Additional Photography

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Ladies First
Ladies First

2004

Documentary

Director of Photography

0
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Fahrenheit 9/11
Fahrenheit 9/11

2004

Documentary

Additional Camera

7.1
1.2
Building to Extremes
Building to Extremes

2004

Documentary

Camera Operator

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Rokia: Voice of a New Generation
Rokia: Voice of a New Generation

2003

Documentary

Director of Photography

0
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A Nation on Edge
A Nation on Edge

2003

Documentary

Camera Operator

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Chasing the Virus
Chasing the Virus

2003

Documentary

Camera Operator

0
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India
India

2003

Documentary

Camera Operator

0
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Starring Osama Bin Laden
Starring Osama Bin Laden

2003

Documentary

Camera Operator

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0.1
A Decade Under the Influence
A Decade Under the Influence

2003

Documentary

Additional Camera

8
0.3
Asylum
Asylum

2003

Documentary

Director of Photography

0
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Boys Will Be Girls
Boys Will Be Girls

2003

Documentary

Director of Photography

0
0.1
Risk/Reward
Risk/Reward

2003

Documentary

Additional Photography

0
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Heart of America
Heart of America

2003

Drama

Art Direction

4.7
0.3
Ancient Poison, Modern Cure
Ancient Poison, Modern Cure

2002

Documentary

Camera Operator

0
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Derrida
Derrida

2002

Documentary

Director of Photography

6.5
0.2
Two Towns of Jasper
Two Towns of Jasper

2002

Documentary

Additional Camera

7
0.1
American Standoff
American Standoff

2002

Documentary

Director of Photography

0
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Trembling Before G-d
Trembling Before G-d

2001

Documentary

Additional Camera

5.5
0.1
Profit & Nothing But! Or Impolite Thoughts on the Class Struggle
6.7
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Perpetua 664
Perpetua 664

2001

Documentary

Director of Photography

0
0
Journey to the West: Chinese Medicine Today
Journey to the West: Chinese Medicine Today

2001

Documentary

Director of Photography

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Brother Born Again
Brother Born Again

2001

Documentary

Director of Photography

2
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Innocent Until Proven Guilty
Innocent Until Proven Guilty

1999

Documentary

Director

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0.1
Bintou in Paris
Bintou in Paris

1995

Documentary • Drama

Director

0
0.1
Bintou in Paris
Bintou in Paris

1995

Documentary • Drama

Screenplay

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0.1
Il faut que je l'aime
Il faut que je l'aime

1994

Drama

Director of Photography

0
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