Fresh
Personal footage of Johnson's family and friends, woven into the documentary scenes, enhances the sense that any life is a series of amazements.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Cameraperson
A moving glimpse into one filmmaker's personal journey and a thoughtful examination of what it means to train a camera on the world.
2016 · 1h 42m · Not Rated Documentary
Overview
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.
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Johnson offers a portrait of her life and work side by side, each challenging and rewarding the other.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
"Cameraperson" testifies to a world in which it would be clear to see that we're all connected, if only we took the time to look at one another with reverence and simply listen.
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Fresh
"Cameraperson" is a documentary unlike any other.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
Enigmatic yet revelatory ...
Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times
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