About
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."
Filmography
Sabbath Queen2024 · Cinematography
Helen and the Bear2024 · Executive Producer
A Photographic Memory2024 · Executive Producer
Arctic Summer2021 · Thanks
The Viewing Booth2020 · Executive Producer
Mother2020 · Executive Producer
On the Record2020 · Additional Camera
Dick Johnson Is Dead2020 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer
Elliott Erwitt - Silence Sounds Good2019 · Director of Photography
Museum Town2019 · Director of Photography
Cradle of Champions2018 · Additional Camera
A Thousand Thoughts2018 · Director of Photography
Crime + Punishment2018 · Camera Operator
Brooklyn Inshallah2018 · Consulting Producer
32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide2017 · Additional Photography
Atomic Homefront2017 · Additional Camera
Risk2017 · Director of Photography, Co-Producer
A Thousand Mothers2016 · Director of Photography
The Joy of Extreme Possibility2016 · Director of Photography
Audrie & Daisy2016 · Additional Camera



















