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Kirsten Johnson(II)

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Kirsten Johnson
A lifetime of making documentaries has convinced award-winning filmmaker Kirsten Johnson of the power of the real. But now she’s ready to use every escapist movie-making trick in the book - staging inventive and fantastical ways for her 86-year-old psychiatrist father to die while hoping that cinema might help her bend time, laugh at pain and keep her father alive forever. The darkly funny and wildly imaginative DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD is a love letter from a daughter to a father, creatively blending fact and fiction to create a celebratory exploration of how movies give us the tools to grapple with life’s profundity. DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD was filmed, produced and directed by Kirsten Johnson (Cameraperson), produced by Katy Chevigny and Marilyn Ness, co-produced by Maureen A. Ryan and executive produced by Megan Ellison.
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Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)
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Kirsten Johnson's "Dick Johnson is Dead" won the Jury Prize for Innovation in Nonfiction Storytelling at Sundance 2020. Kirsten went on to win a Primetime Emmy for Best Directing of the film, Critic's Choice Award for Best Documentary and the Cinema Eye Award for Best Directing. Listed on dozens of top films of 2020 lists, the film made the Oscar shortlist, and is distributed by The Criterion Collection. Her previous film, "Cameraperson", named on The New York Times 'Top Ten Films of 2016' was also shortlisted for the Academy Award. Her Field of Vision short, "The Above" was nominated for the IDA's 'Best Short Award' for 2016. Her camerawork appears in Academy Award winner "Citizen Four", Academy nominated "The Invisible War", and Cannes Winner "Farenheit 9/11". She is one of the only 5% of women members of American Society of Cinematographers.
BornOctober 12, 1965
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BornOctober 12, 1965
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 21 wins & 44 nominations total

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    Known for

    Dick Johnson in Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)
    Dick Johnson Is Dead
    7.4
    • Director
    • 2020
    Cameraperson (2016)
    Cameraperson
    7.4
    • Cinematographer(filmed by)
    • 2016
    Citizenfour (2014)
    Citizenfour
    8.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 2014
    All There Is with Anderson Cooper (2022)
    All There Is with Anderson Cooper
    Podcast Series
    • Self

    Credits

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    Cinematographer



    • A Thousand Mothers
      • Cinematographer
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Oscar's Comeback
      • Cinematographer
      • Post-production



    • Sabbath Queen (2024)
      Sabbath Queen
      7.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Carol Dysinger in One Bullet Afghanistan (2024)
      One Bullet Afghanistan
      8.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Love Nonnie (2020)
      Love Nonnie
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Elliott Erwitt: Silence Sounds Good (2019)
      Elliott Erwitt: Silence Sounds Good
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Museum Town (2019)
      Museum Town
      7.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • A Thousand Thoughts (2018)
      A Thousand Thoughts
      8.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge (2017)
      Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge
      7.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2007–2016
    • Risk (2016)
      Risk
      6.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Cameraperson (2016)
      Cameraperson
      7.4
      • Cinematographer (filmed by)
      • 2016
    • Trapped (2016)
      Trapped
      7.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • The Above (2015)
      The Above
      7.2
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Once a Month on Sunday
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Very Semi-Serious (2015)
      Very Semi-Serious
      7.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • A Woman Like Me (2015)
      A Woman Like Me
      7.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015

    Director



    • Sontag
      • Director
      • Pre-production



    • Dick Johnson in Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)
      Dick Johnson Is Dead
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Cameraperson (2016)
      Cameraperson
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2016
    • The Above (2015)
      The Above
      7.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Field of Vision
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Deadline (2004)
      Deadline
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Innocent Until Proven Guilty
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Bintou in Paris (1995)
      Bintou in Paris
      Short
      • Director
      • 1995

    Producer



    • A Photographic Memory (2024)
      A Photographic Memory
      7.6
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Brooklyn Inshallah (2021)
      Brooklyn Inshallah
      5.8
      • consulting producer
      • 2021
    • Dick Johnson in Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)
      Dick Johnson Is Dead
      7.4
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Mother (2019)
      Mother
      7.1
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Risk (2016)
      Risk
      6.3
      • co-producer
      • 2016
    • Cameraperson (2016)
      Cameraperson
      7.4
      • producer
      • 2016
    • The Above (2015)
      The Above
      7.2
      Short
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Field of Vision
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Citizenfour (2014)
      Citizenfour
      8.0
      • co-producer
      • 2014
    • P.O.V. (1988)
      P.O.V.
      7.9
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2013
    • William Binney in The Program (2012)
      The Program
      7.5
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Waiting for Mercy: The Case Against Mohammed Hossain and Yassin Aref
      • co-producer
      • 2009
    • Election Day (2007)
      Election Day
      7.5
      • field producer
      • 2007

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    Cameraperson
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    Cameraperson
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:48
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    Trailer 2:06
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    Dick Johnson Is Dead
    Trailer 1:50
    Dick Johnson Is Dead
    Risk
    Trailer 1:28
    Risk

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • October 12, 1965
      • Seattle, Washington, USA
    • Children
        Felix
    • Parents
      • Dick Johnson

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      Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since 2016.

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    • How old is Kirsten Johnson?
      59 years old
    • When was Kirsten Johnson born?
      October 12, 1965
    • Where was Kirsten Johnson born?
      Seattle, Washington, USA
    • What is Kirsten Johnson known for?
      Dick Johnson Is Dead, Citizenfour, and Cameraperson
    • Does Kirsten Johnson have children?
      Yes, 2 children, including Felix and Viva

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