In 2016, longtime award-winning cinematographer, KIRSTEN JOHNSON made her directorial debut with her film, CAMERAPERSON. The Grand Jury Prize winner of 9 international film festivals, Cameraperson was named as one of the “Top Ten Documentaries” of 2016 by The New York Times and The Washington Post. This year, Kirsten returns with a very personal film, DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD, about her 86-year-old psychiatrist father. With its truly original premise - staging imaginary ways for her father to die - Kirsten’s fantastic inventiveness and imaginative spirit are on full display. It’s also a beautiful expressions of a daughter’s devotion to her aging father - and his to her. Jazz Tangcay, artisans editor at Variety, talks with Kirsten about her move from cinematographer to director and pushing the envelope with her exceptional craft and creativity.
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Middleburg Film Festival | October 14-17, 2021 | Middleburg, VA
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