Actor

Kirsten Johnson

Directing

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Acting credits

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TMDB popularity

0.9

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Movies: 80Series: 6Crew credits: 82

TMDB ID: 117841

IMDb ID: nm0990310

Known for: Directing

Born: October 12, 1965

Age: 60

Place of birth: Seattle, Washington, USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1988 - 2024

Years active: 37

Average TMDB rating: 6.7

Wikidata: Q6416089

Also known as

Керстен Джонсон

Other jobs

Director of Photography (41)Additional Camera (12)Director (6)Additional Photography (4)Camera Operator (4)Executive Producer (4)Co-Producer (2)Additional Director of Photography (1)

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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."