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Cameraperson (2016)

NR · 2016-09-09 · 1h 42m · EN
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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.

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Kirsten JohnsonDirectorLisa FreedmanWriterDoris BaizleyWriter

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Kirsten JohnsonKirsten JohnsonSelf (archive footage)Jacques DerridaJacques DerridaHimself (archive footage)Michael MooreMichael MooreSelf (archive footage)

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Woman directorCinematographer

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Genre affinityDocumentaryTheme affinityWoman Director · CinematographerDirector preference186171Actor preference550434 · 186171 · 179080Country preferenceUsDecade preference2010

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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.

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Cameraperson has a runtime of 102 minutes.

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