Directed credits
48
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Kirsten Johnson
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 46Directed series: 2All crew 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
Frequent jobs
Director of Photography (41)Director (6)Additional Director of Photography (1)Additional Camera (12)Additional Photography (4)Camera Operator (4)Executive Producer (4)Co-Producer (2)Art Direction (1)Cinematography (1)Consulting Producer (1)
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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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Kirsten Johnson.
Dick Johnson Is Dead
Director
2020 Movie
Elliott Erwitt - Silence Sounds Good
Director of Photography
2019 Movie
Museum Town
Director of Photography
2019 Movie
A Thousand Thoughts
Director of Photography
2018 Movie
A Thousand Mothers
Director of Photography
2016 Movie
Cameraperson
Director
2016 Movie
Betting on Zero
Additional Director of Photography
2016 Movie
Trapped
Director of Photography
2016 Movie
The Above
Director
2015 Movie
Very Semi-Serious
Director of Photography
2015 Movie
A Woman Like Me
Director of Photography
2015 Movie
Buffalo Returns
Director of Photography
2015 Movie
That Film About Money
Director of Photography
2014 Movie
The Wound and the Gift
Director of Photography
2014 Movie
1971
Director of Photography
2014 Movie
Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity
Director of Photography
2014 Movie
Fatal Assistance
Director of Photography
2013 Movie
Here One Day
Director of Photography
2012 Movie
Virgin Tales
Director of Photography
2012 Movie
A Place at the Table
Director of Photography
2012 Movie
The Invisible War
Director of Photography
2012 Movie
I Came to Testify
Director of Photography
2011 Movie
The Oath
Director of Photography
2010 Movie
No Woman, No Cry
Director of Photography
2010 Movie
Directed Series
Series directed by Kirsten Johnson.
Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge
Director of Photography • 2 eps
2017 Series
POV
Director of Photography • 1 eps
1988 Series
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Kirsten Johnson.
Citizenfour
Co-Producer
2014 Movie
Audrie & Daisy
Additional Camera
2016 Movie
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Director of Photography
2006 Movie
Dick Johnson Is Dead
Director
2020 Movie
The Invisible War
Director of Photography
2012 Movie
Fahrenheit 9/11
Additional Camera
2004 Movie
Betting on Zero
Additional Director of Photography
2016 Movie
Cameraperson
Director
2016 Movie
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Kirsten Johnson.
Fahrenheit 9/11
Additional Camera
2004 Movie
Citizenfour
Co-Producer
2014 Movie
Two Towns of Jasper
Additional Camera
2002 Movie
The Hamptons
Director of Photography
2002 Movie
Cameraperson
Director
2016 Movie
Dick Johnson Is Dead
Director
2020 Movie
A Decade Under the Influence
Additional Camera
2003 Movie
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Director of Photography
2006 Movie
Yelling To The Sky
Still Photographer
2011 Movie
Heart of America
Art Direction
2003 Movie
Brooklyn Inshallah
Consulting Producer
2018 Movie
Slacker Uprising
Director of Photography
2007 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Kirsten Johnson.
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
POV
Director of Photography • 1 eps
1988 Series
Frontline/World
Camera Operator • 4 eps
2002 Series
Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge
Director of Photography • 2 eps
2017 Series
The Hamptons
Additional Camera • 2 eps
2002 Series
Wide Angle
Camera Operator • 10 eps
2002 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Kirsten Johnson.
Sabbath Queen
Cinematography
2024 Movie
Helen and the Bear
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
A Photographic Memory
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
Arctic Summer
Thanks
2021 Movie
The Viewing Booth
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
Mother
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
On the Record
Additional Camera
2020 Movie
Cradle of Champions
Additional Camera
2018 Movie
Crime + Punishment
Camera Operator
2018 Movie
Brooklyn Inshallah
Consulting Producer
2018 Movie
32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide
Additional Photography
2017 Movie
Atomic Homefront
Additional Camera
2017 Movie
Risk
Co-Producer
2017 Movie
Audrie & Daisy
Additional Camera
2016 Movie
The Armor of Light
Additional Photography
2015 Movie
Citizenfour
Co-Producer
2014 Movie
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Kirsten Johnson.
Wide Angle
Camera Operator • 10 eps
2002 Series
The Hamptons
Additional Camera • 2 eps
2002 Series
Frontline/World
Camera Operator • 4 eps
2002 Series
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Kirsten Johnson.
The Arc of Oblivion
as Self
2023 Movie
Subject
as Self
2023 Movie
Dick Johnson Is Dead
as Self
2020 Movie
In the Service of the Film
as self
2017 Movie
Cameraperson
as Self (archive footage)
2016 Movie
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
as Self - Interviewer (voice)
2006 Movie
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Kirsten Johnson.
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series