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."
A Decade Under the Influence
ROOM H.264: Brooklyn, NY, June 2016
Fahrenheit 9/11
Slacker Uprising
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Darfur Now
Outrage
Derrida
Throw Down Your Heart
Pray the Devil Back to Hell
The Oath
A Place at the Table
The Invisible War
Heart of America
Risk/Reward
Lioness
Deadline
Brother Born Again
Yelling To The Sky
No Woman, No Cry
