“a uniquely insightful memoir-cum-critical-treatise that […] should garner substantial attention from the documentary crowd.”
— Nick Schager,
“A freewheeling overview…though much of the material in Cameraperson is old [footage from her 25 years of experience as a documentary cinematographer], Johnson has undeniably created something new.”
— Eric Kohn,
“Personal footage interacts intriguingly with reportage here…”
— John DeFore,
ABOUT THE FILM
LONG SYNOPSIS
What does it mean to film another person? How does it affect that person—and what does it do to the one who films? Kirsten Johnson is one of the most notable cinematographers working in documentary cinema today, having shot Citizenfour, Happy Valley, Fahrenheit 9/11, The Oath, The Invisible War, and dozens of other essential documentaries. With her visually radical memoir CAMERAPERSON, Johnson presents an extraordinary and deeply poetic film of her own, drawing on the remarkable and varied footage that she has shot and reframing it in ways that illuminate moments and situations that have personally affected her. What emerges is an elegant meditation on the relationship between story-telling and the camera frame, as Johnson transforms scenes that have been presented in so many other directors’ films as one reflection of truth into another kind of story—one about personal journey, craft, and direct human connection.
Producer Marilyn Ness
Executive Producers Abigail Disney, Gini Reticker
Co-Producer Danielle Varga
Editor Nels Bangerter
Cinematographer Kirsten Johnson
FESTIVALS
2016: Sundanace
AWARDS
Grand Jury Prize (Sheffield Doc/Fest), Special Jury Prize (RiverRun Film Festival), Grand Jury Prize (Sarasota Film Festival), Tribute Award, (Full Frame Film Festival)
FESTIVAL TERRITORIES
North America
EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Blu-Ray
PRESS KIT
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