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Cameraperson

2016

Kirsten Johnson

Documentary

6.5

163

Documentary Exposing her role behind the camera, Kirsten Johnson reaches into the vast trove of footage she has shot over decades around the world. What emerges is a visually bold memoir and a revelatory interrogation of the power of the camera.

	Media	Author	Review
		Nick Schager Variety	"Kirsten Johnson delivers a uniquely insightful memoir-cum-critical-treatise on the nature and ethics of her craft."
		John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"An enigmatic self-portrait in which the subject barely appears."
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Film and maker entwine in arresting cinematic collage (...) a bizarre, absorbing creation that often feels like a lucid dream (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		A. O. Scott The New York Times	"A found poem filtered through an intent eye"
		Matt Zoller Seitz rogerebert.com	"One of the most original, challenging, sometimes infuriating documentaries of recent times.(…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"
		Eric Kohn IndieWire	"A transcendent documentary experience (...) a collage-like guide to a life of looking."

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