Cameraperson

2016 1h 42m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 95

Documentary

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kirsten Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Jacques Derrida
Self (archive footage)
Michael Moore
Self (archive footage)
Richard Johnson
Self (archive footage)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kirsten Johnson
Writers: Doris Baizley, Lisa Freedman
Languages: Bosnian, Persian, English, Hausa, Arabic
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Bosnian, Persian, English, Hausa, Arabic.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kirsten Johnson, shot by Kirsten Johnson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Nels Bangerter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Kirsten Johnson and Jacques Derrida and Michael Moore carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5375040 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 95 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kirsten Johnson directs. Kirsten Johnson behind the camera. Nels Bangerter cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Bosnian, Persian, English, Hausa, Arabic.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Bosnian, Persian, English, Hausa, Arabic.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kirsten Johnson, shot by Kirsten Johnson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Nels Bangerter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kirsten Johnson and Jacques Derrida and Michael Moore carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt5375040 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 95 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.