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Archive: Year 2016

Edition XV

INTERNATIONAL DOX: FEATURES

Cameraperson

Director

Kirsten Johnson

Producer

Marilyn Ness

Cinematographer

Kirsten Johnson

Editor

Nels Bangerter

Sound

Eric Milano

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Cameraperson
1

2016

United States

102 min

Color

For 25 years American cinematographer Kirsten Johnson has roamed the globe for some of the doc world’s biggest directors, including Michael Moore and Laura Poitras. In this thoroughly engrossing film she refashions some of her footage into a kaleidoscope musing on her profession. Innovative and thought provoking, Cameraperson proves a masterclass in empathetic filmmaking, a must see for anyone forging a career on filming the lives of others.
Director
Kristen Johnson is an acclaimed director and cinematographer based in New York. Her cinematography has been featured in many award-winning films, including Michael Moore's 2004 documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 and Kirby Dick's SIFF 2012 Audience Award-winning documentary The Invisible War. She is a faculty member in the Master's Program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

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