Person Details

Birthday:

Aliases: Керстен Джонсон

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Seattle, Washington, USA

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Movie Involvements: 114

TV Involvements: 7

Most Famous Work

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."

Most Famous Work

POV
Average
7

POV

 (1988) Director of Photography
Fahrenheit 9/11
Average
7

Fahrenheit 9/11

 (2004) Additional Camera
Risk
Average
7

Risk

 (2017) Director of Photography
Audrie & Daisy
Average
7

Audrie & Daisy

 (2016) Additional Camera
Citizenfour
Average
8

Citizenfour

 (2014) Director of Photography
The Invisible War
Average
7

The Invisible War

 (2012) Director of Photography
Betting on Zero
Average
7

Betting on Zero

 (2017) Additional Director of Photography
The Hamptons
Average
5

The Hamptons

 (2002) Additional Camera

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Self
The Arc of Oblivion
The Arc of Oblivion
 2023-03-18
 Movie
Self
Subject
Subject
 2023-03-03
 Movie
2020 Self
Dick Johnson Is Dead
Dick Johnson Is Dead
 2020-01-23
 Movie
2018 self
ROOM H.264: Brooklyn, NY, June 2016
ROOM H.264: Brooklyn, NY, June 2016
 2018-01-07
 Movie
2017 self
In the Service of the Film
In the Service of the Film
 2017-02-07
 Movie
2016 Self (archive footage)
Cameraperson
Cameraperson
 2016-09-09
 Movie
2015 Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
 2015-08-02
TV Show
2006 Self - Interviewer (voice)
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
 2006-01-26
 Movie
Year Character Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2024 Cinematography
Sabbath Queen
Sabbath Queen
 2024-06-09
 Movie
2021 Thanks
Arctic Summer
Arctic Summer
 2021-02-19
 Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2024 Executive Producer
A Photographic Memory
A Photographic Memory
 2024-03-01
 Movie
2020 Executive Producer
The Viewing Booth
The Viewing Booth
 2020-09-23
 Movie
Executive Producer
Mother
Mother
 2020-01-28
 Movie
Producer
Dick Johnson Is Dead
Dick Johnson Is Dead
 2020-01-23
 Movie
2018 Consulting Producer
Brooklyn Inshallah
Brooklyn Inshallah
 2018-01-01
 Movie
2017 Co-Producer
Risk
Risk
 2017-05-05
 Movie
2016 Producer
Cameraperson
Cameraperson
 2016-09-09
 Movie
2015 Producer
The Above
The Above
 2015-09-10
 Movie
2014 Co-Producer
Citizenfour
Citizenfour
 2014-10-10
 Movie
2012 Producer
The Program
The Program
 2012-08-22
 Movie
2009 Co-Producer
Waiting for Mercy: The Case Against Mohammed Hossain and Yassin Aref
Waiting for Mercy: The Case Against Mohammed Hossain and Yassin Aref
 2009-08-01
 Movie
2007 Producer
Election Day
Election Day
 2007-03-10
 Movie
Executive Producer
Helen and the Bear
Helen and the Bear
Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

Camera

Year Role Movie/Tv
2020 Additional Camera
On the Record
On the Record
 2020-01-25
 Movie
Director of Photography
Dick Johnson Is Dead
Dick Johnson Is Dead
 2020-01-23
 Movie
2019 Director of Photography
Elliott Erwitt - Silence Sounds Good
Elliott Erwitt - Silence Sounds Good
 2019-07-05
 Movie
Director of Photography
Museum Town
Museum Town
 2019-03-10
 Movie
2018 Additional Camera
Cradle of Champions
Cradle of Champions
 2018-09-21
 Movie
Director of Photography
A Thousand Thoughts
A Thousand Thoughts
 2018-01-21
 Movie
Camera Operator
Crime + Punishment
Crime + Punishment
 2018-01-19
 Movie
2017 Additional Photography
32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide
32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide
 2017-11-29
 Movie
Additional Camera
Atomic Homefront
Atomic Homefront
 2017-11-17
 Movie
Director of Photography
Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge
Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge
 2017-11-06
 TV Show
Director of Photography
Risk
Risk
 2017-05-05
 Movie
Additional Director of Photography
Betting on Zero
Betting on Zero
 2017-03-17
 Movie
2016 Director of Photography
A Thousand Mothers
A Thousand Mothers
 2016-12-22
 Movie
Director of Photography
The Joy of Extreme Possibility
The Joy of Extreme Possibility
 2016-12-01
 Movie
Additional Camera
Audrie & Daisy
Audrie & Daisy
 2016-09-23
 Movie
Director of Photography
Cameraperson
Cameraperson
 2016-09-09
 Movie
Director of Photography
Trapped
Trapped
 2016-01-24
 Movie
2015 Director of Photography
The Above
The Above
 2015-09-10
 Movie
Director of Photography
Very Semi-Serious
Very Semi-Serious
 2015-04-19
 Movie
Additional Photography
The Armor of Light
The Armor of Light
 2015-04-18
 Movie
Director of Photography
A Woman Like Me
A Woman Like Me
 2015-03-16
 Movie
Director of Photography
Buffalo Returns
Buffalo Returns
 2015-01-01
 Movie
Director of Photography
Once a Month on Sunday
Once a Month on Sunday
 2015-01-01
 Movie
2014 Director of Photography
That Film About Money
That Film About Money
 2014-10-21
 Movie
Director of Photography
Citizenfour
Citizenfour
 2014-10-10
 Movie
Director of Photography
The Wound and the Gift
The Wound and the Gift
 2014-09-30
 Movie
Director of Photography
1971
1971
 2014-04-18
 Movie
Director of Photography
Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity
Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity
 2014-03-08
 Movie
2013 Camera Operator
Seeds of Time
Seeds of Time
 2013-11-10
 Movie
Director of Photography
Fatal Assistance
Fatal Assistance
 2013-05-06
 Movie
Additional Photography
ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage
ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage
 2013-01-01
 Movie
2012 Director of Photography
Here One Day
Here One Day
 2012-11-22
 Movie
Director of Photography
The Program
The Program
 2012-08-22
 Movie
Director of Photography
Virgin Tales
Virgin Tales
 2012-04-01
 Movie
Director of Photography
A Place at the Table
A Place at the Table
 2012-03-22
 Movie
Director of Photography
The Invisible War
The Invisible War
 2012-01-20
 Movie
2011 Director of Photography
I Came to Testify
I Came to Testify
 2011-10-11
 Movie
Director of Photography
The War We Are Living
The War We Are Living
 2011-10-01
 Movie
Still Photographer
Yelling To The Sky
Yelling To The Sky
 2011-03-11
 Movie
Director of Photography
The Lady Is a Fighting Lion
The Lady Is a Fighting Lion
 2011-01-01
 Movie
2010 Director of Photography
The Oath
The Oath
 2010-05-09
 Movie
Director of Photography
No Woman, No Cry
No Woman, No Cry
 2010-04-24
 Movie
Additional Camera
The Edge of Joy
The Edge of Joy
 2010-01-01
 Movie
2009 Additional Camera
Outrage
Outrage
 2009-04-24
 Movie
2008 Director of Photography
Throw Down Your Heart
Throw Down Your Heart
 2008-12-10
 Movie
Director of Photography
Pray the Devil Back to Hell
Pray the Devil Back to Hell
 2008-11-07
 Movie
Director of Photography
Oscar's Comeback
Oscar's Comeback
 2008-03-01
 Movie
Director of Photography
Lioness
Lioness
 2008-01-01
 Movie
2007 Director of Photography
Darfur Now
Darfur Now
 2007-11-02
 Movie
Director of Photography
Slacker Uprising
Slacker Uprising
 2007-09-07
 Movie
Director of Photography
Small Steps: Creating the High School for Contemporary Arts
Small Steps: Creating the High School for Contemporary Arts
 2007-09-06
 Movie
Additional Camera
How Much Is Your Life Worth?
How Much Is Your Life Worth?
 2007-05-01
 Movie
Director of Photography
Election Day
Election Day
 2007-03-10
 Movie
Director of Photography
Crime Fiction
Crime Fiction
 2007-01-23
 Movie
2006 Second Assistant Camera
Welcome Back to the Barrio
Welcome Back to the Barrio
 2006-07-26
 Movie
Director of Photography
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
 2006-01-26
 Movie
2005 Director of Photography
Project Leap: Learning Out Loud
Project Leap: Learning Out Loud
 2005-06-05
 Movie
Director of Photography
Red Hook Justice
Red Hook Justice
 2005-01-01
 Movie
2004 Director of Photography
Deadline
Deadline
 2004-10-05
 Movie
Additional Photography
The Venetian Dilemma
The Venetian Dilemma
 2004-09-01
 Movie
Director of Photography
Ladies First
Ladies First
 2004-07-22
 Movie
Additional Camera
Fahrenheit 9/11
Fahrenheit 9/11
 2004-06-25
 Movie
Camera Operator
Building to Extremes
Building to Extremes
 2004-02-10
 Movie
Camera Operator
Innovation: Life, Inspired
Innovation: Life, Inspired
 2004-01-01
 TV Show
2003 Director of Photography
Rokia: Voice of a New Generation
Rokia: Voice of a New Generation
 2003-10-01
 Movie
Camera Operator
India
India
 2003-06-12
 Movie
Camera Operator
Chasing the Virus
Chasing the Virus
 2003-06-12
 Movie
Camera Operator
Starring Osama Bin Laden
Starring Osama Bin Laden
 2003-06-12
 Movie
Camera Operator
A Nation on Edge
A Nation on Edge
 2003-06-12
 Movie
Additional Camera
A Decade Under the Influence
A Decade Under the Influence
 2003-04-25
 Movie
Director of Photography
Asylum
Asylum
 2003-03-09
 Movie
Additional Photography
Risk/Reward
Risk/Reward
 2003-02-27
 Movie
2002 Camera Operator
Wide Angle
Wide Angle
 2002-07-11
 TV Show
Camera Operator
Ancient Poison, Modern Cure
Ancient Poison, Modern Cure
 2002-06-04
 Movie
Additional Camera
The Hamptons
The Hamptons
 2002-06-02
 TV Show
Camera Operator
Frontline/World
Frontline/World
 2002-05-23
 TV Show
Director of Photography
Derrida
Derrida
 2002-03-12
 Movie
Additional Camera
Two Towns of Jasper
Two Towns of Jasper
 2002-01-13
 Movie
Director of Photography
American Standoff
American Standoff
 2002-01-01
 Movie
2001 Additional Camera
Trembling Before G-d
Trembling Before G-d
 2001-12-06
 Movie
Director of Photography
Profit & Nothing But! Or Impolite Thoughts on the Class Struggle
Profit & Nothing But! Or Impolite Thoughts on the Class Struggle
 2001-11-22
 Movie
Director of Photography
Perpetua 664
Perpetua 664
 2001-06-19
 Movie
Director of Photography
Journey to the West: Chinese Medicine Today
Journey to the West: Chinese Medicine Today
 2001-05-01
 Movie
Director of Photography
Brother Born Again
Brother Born Again
 2001-03-10
 Movie
1997 Camera Operator
Science Times
Science Times
 1997-01-01
 TV Show
1994 Director of Photography
Il faut que je l'aime
Il faut que je l'aime
 1994-01-30
 Movie
1988 Director of Photography
POV
POV
 1988-07-05
 TV Show
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2020 Writer
Dick Johnson Is Dead
Dick Johnson Is Dead
 2020-01-23
 Movie
1995 Screenplay
Bintou in Paris
Bintou in Paris
 1995-01-01
 Movie
Screenplay
Sontag
Sontag
Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2020 Director
Dick Johnson Is Dead
Dick Johnson Is Dead
 2020-01-23
 Movie
2016 Director
Cameraperson
Cameraperson
 2016-09-09
 Movie
2015 Director
The Above
The Above
 2015-09-10
 Movie
2004 Director
Deadline
Deadline
 2004-10-05
 Movie
1999 Director
Innocent Until Proven Guilty
Innocent Until Proven Guilty
 1999-01-01
 Movie
1995 Director
Bintou in Paris
Bintou in Paris
 1995-01-01
 Movie
Director
Sontag
Sontag
Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2011 Assistant Editor
The Lady Is a Fighting Lion
The Lady Is a Fighting Lion
 2011-01-01
 Movie
2009 Editor
Waiting for Mercy: The Case Against Mohammed Hossain and Yassin Aref
Waiting for Mercy: The Case Against Mohammed Hossain and Yassin Aref
 2009-08-01
 Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

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