Name: Cameraperson
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-09-09

Cameraperson (2016)

Genre

Documentary

Release Date

September 9, 2016

Studio

Janus Films

Information

Genre

Documentary

Release Date

September 9, 2016

MPAA Rating

Duration

102 minute(s)

Production Budget

Studio

Janus Films

Official Site

Cast and Crew

Director

Kirsten Johnson

Producer

Kirsten Johnson, Marilyn Ness

Screenwriter

Lisa Freedman, Doris Baizley

Starring

Kirsten Johnson

Synopsis

A boxing match in Brooklyn. Postwar life in Bosnia. The daily routine of a Nigerian midwife. An intimate family moment at home. These scenes and others weave into "Cameraperson" a tapestry of footage from documentary cinematographer Kirsten Johnson's 25-year career.

Johnson explores, through a series of episodic juxtapositions, the relationships between image-makers and their subjects, objectivity and intervention, and truth and storytelling.

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.