What does it mean to film another person? How does it affect the person - and what does it do to the one who films? A boxing match in Brooklyn; life in postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina; the daily routine of a Nigerian midwife; an intimate family moment at home: these scenes and others are woven into Cameraperson, a tapestry of footage captured over the twenty-five-year career of documentary cinematographer Kirsten Johnson. Through a series of episodic juxtapositions, Johnson explores the relationships between image makers and their subjects, the tension between the... objectivity and intervention of the camera, and the complex interaction of unfiltered reality and crafted narrative. A 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. [show more]
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Highly acclaimed film-maker Kirsten Johnson directs this reflective documentary which showcases her storied career in film-making and cinematography, from an examination of Jacques Derrida's philosophy, to the man who drove for Osama bin Laden. From Edward Snowden's revelations of the NSA's illegal spying, to the harsh realities of life in post-war Bosnia Herzegovina, hospitals in Nigeria and abortion laws in the United States, Johnson has documented a great deal, and this piece of her work weaves together much of it into a tapestry depicting the myriad different subjects she has covered.
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