Cameraperson

Cameraperson

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Director:Kirsten Johnson
Length:102 minutes
Genre:Document

Panorama

Director: Kirsten Johnson

Testimonies of women raped during the Balkan conflict. The resuscitation of a new-born in a Nigerian hospital. The pre-trial period of a brutal racially-motivated Texas murder case. Award-winning cinematographer Kirsten Johnson has filmed thousands of human dramas over her 25-year career, including her work on the Oscar-winning documentary Citizenfour (shown at One World 2015). Now she has created an impressive collage using the clips she has collected, posing questions about her own work and the documentary genre in general. Is it ethical to film one’s own mother, whose mind is clouded by Alzheimer’s? When should a documentarist who witnesses a dangerous situation intervene? When should they just watch?

Length: 102 min

Year: 2016

Country of origin:

  • United states of America

Panorama

Director: Kirsten Johnson

Testimonies of women raped during the Balkan conflict. The resuscitation of a new-born in a Nigerian hospital. The pre-trial period of a brutal racially-motivated Texas murder case. Award-winning cinematographer Kirsten Johnson has filmed thousands of human dramas over her 25-year career, including her work on the Oscar-winning documentary Citizenfour (shown at One World 2015). Now she has created an impressive collage using the clips she has collected, posing questions about her own work and the documentary genre in general. Is it ethical to film one’s own mother, whose mind is clouded by Alzheimer’s? When should a documentarist who witnesses a dangerous situation intervene? When should they just watch?

Year: 2016

Country of origin:

  • United states of America