- 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.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Kirsten Johnson
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- Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2020.
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