Directed credits
48
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Kirsten Johnson
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.0
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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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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Kirsten Johnson.
7.1
Dick Johnson Is Dead
Director
2020 Movie
7.0
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
6.7
Cameraperson
Director
2016 Movie
7.1
Betting on Zero
Additional Director of Photography
2016 Movie
7.0
Trapped
Director of Photography
2016 Movie
6.3
The Above
Director
2015 Movie
6.5
Very Semi-Serious
Director of Photography
2015 Movie
6.4
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
6.7
1971
Director of Photography
2014 Movie
5.2
Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity
Director of Photography
2014 Movie
6.0
Fatal Assistance
Director of Photography
2013 Movie
7.3
Here One Day
Director of Photography
2012 Movie
5.0
Virgin Tales
Director of Photography
2012 Movie
6.8
A Place at the Table
Director of Photography
2012 Movie
7.1
The Invisible War
Director of Photography
2012 Movie
10.0
I Came to Testify
Director of Photography
2011 Movie
7.4
The Oath
Director of Photography
2010 Movie
7.0
No Woman, No Cry
Director of Photography
2010 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Kirsten Johnson.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Kirsten Johnson.
7.7
Citizenfour
Co-Producer
2014 Movie
7.1
Audrie & Daisy
Additional Camera
2016 Movie
7.1
Dick Johnson Is Dead
Director
2020 Movie
7.1
Fahrenheit 9/11
Additional Camera
2004 Movie
7.1
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Director of Photography
2006 Movie
7.1
The Invisible War
Director of Photography
2012 Movie
7.1
Betting on Zero
Additional Director of Photography
2016 Movie
6.7
Cameraperson
Director
2016 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Kirsten Johnson.
6.7
Cameraperson
Director
2016 Movie
7.1
Fahrenheit 9/11
Additional Camera
2004 Movie
6.5
Derrida
Director of Photography
2002 Movie
5.8
Lioness
Director of Photography
2008 Movie
5.0
Virgin Tales
Director of Photography
2012 Movie
Arctic Summer
Thanks
2021 Movie
6.0
Fatal Assistance
Director of Photography
2013 Movie
6.3
The Above
Director
2015 Movie
6.9
Atomic Homefront
Additional Camera
2017 Movie
Buffalo Returns
Director of Photography
2015 Movie
Election Day
Director of Photography
2007 Movie
7.7
Citizenfour
Co-Producer
2014 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Kirsten Johnson.
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.9
POV
Director of Photography • 1 eps
1988 Series
Wide Angle
Camera Operator • 10 eps
2002 Series
6.9
Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge
Director of Photography • 2 eps
2017 Series
5.0
The Hamptons
Additional Camera • 2 eps
2002 Series
Frontline/World
Camera Operator • 4 eps
2002 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Kirsten Johnson.
Sabbath Queen
Cinematography
2024 Movie
Helen and the Bear
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
10.0
A Photographic Memory
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
Arctic Summer
Thanks
2021 Movie
9.0
The Viewing Booth
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
7.0
Mother
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
6.4
On the Record
Additional Camera
2020 Movie
6.2
Cradle of Champions
Additional Camera
2018 Movie
7.0
Crime + Punishment
Camera Operator
2018 Movie
Brooklyn Inshallah
Consulting Producer
2018 Movie
8.6
32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide
Additional Photography
2017 Movie
6.9
Atomic Homefront
Additional Camera
2017 Movie
6.6
Risk
Co-Producer
2017 Movie
7.1
Audrie & Daisy
Additional Camera
2016 Movie
4.0
The Armor of Light
Additional Photography
2015 Movie
7.7
Citizenfour
Co-Producer
2014 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Kirsten Johnson.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Kirsten Johnson.
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Kirsten Johnson.