Cameraperson

Jan 27 2017 Not Rated 1h 42m
Documentary

As a visually radical memoir, CAMERAPERSON draws on the remarkable footage that filmmaker Kirsten Johnson has shot and reframes it in ways that illuminate moments and situations that have personally affected her. What emerges is an elegant meditation on the relationship between truth and the camera frame, as Johnson transforms scenes that have been presented on Festival screens as one kind of truth into another kind of story—one about personal journey, craft, and direct human connection.

Plot

A boxing match in Brooklyn; life in postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina; the daily routine of a Nigerian midwife; an intimate family moment at home: these scenes and others are woven into Cameraperson, a tapestry of footage collected over the twenty-five-year career of documentary cinematographer Kirsten Johnson. Through a series of episodic juxtapositions, Johnson explores the relationships between image makers and their subjects, the tension between the objectivity and intervention of the camera, and the complex interaction of unfiltered reality and crafted narrative. A hybrid work that combines documentary, autobiography, and ethical inquiry, Cameraperson is both a moving glimpse into one filmmaker's personal journey and a thoughtful examination of what it means to train a camera on the world.

Written by

Doris Baizley, Lisa Freedman

Directed by

Kirsten Johnson

Cast

Kirsten Johnson, Aisha Bukar, Eric W. Davis

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Big Mouth Productions, Fork Films, The Bertha Foundation, Chicken & Egg Pictures

Languages

Hausa, English, Bosanski

Awards

23 wins & 38 nominations total

Trailers
Cameraperson Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Documentary
Scores
# of Votes
3,473
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
89
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