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Cameraperson is a 2016 autobiographical collage documentary film. The film is an account by director Kirsten Johnson about her life and career as a cinematographer. It relies on footage shot by Johnson across the years in numerous different countries.
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Directed by | Kirsten Johnson |
Written by | Doris Baizley Lisa Freedman |
Produced by | Kirsten Johnson Marilyn Ness |
Starring | Kirsten Johnson |
Cinematography | Kirsten Johnson |
Edited by | Nels Bangerter David Teague (consulting editor) |
Music by | Wellington Bowler Carla Kihlstedt Dino Rešidbegović |
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Distributed by | Janus Films |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $102,033[1] |
Cameraperson premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim and won the top prize at the Sheffield Doc/Fest.[2]
Reception
editCameraperson has a 99% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 88 reviews, with an average score of 8.4/10; the site's consensus reads: "Fresh and inventive yet immediately accessible, Cameraperson distills its subject's life and career into an experience that should prove immediately absorbing even for those unfamiliar with her work."[3] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 86.[4]
Accolades
editAs of January 2017, Cameraperson has won 23 international awards, including the following:
Award | Date of Ceremony | Category | Recipients | Result |
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Boston Online Film Critics Association | 10 December 2016 | Best Documentary | Cameraperson | Won |
Best Editing | Nels Bangerter | Won | ||
Boston Society of Film Critics | 11 December 2016 | Best Editing | Nels Bangerter | Won |
Camden International Film Festival | 10 September 2016 | Best Documentary Feature | Kirsten Johnson | Won |
Camerimage | 19 November 2016 | Best Feature Documentary Film | Kirsten Johnson | Nominated |
Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Documentary | Cameraperson | Nominated | |
Chicago Film Critics Association | 15 December 2016 | Best Documentary | Cameraperson | Nominated |
Best Editing | Nels Bangerter | Nominated | ||
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US | 11 January 2017 | The Unforgettables | Kirsten Johnson | Won |
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking | Kirsten Johnson | Won | ||
Marilyn Ness | Won | |||
Outstanding Achievement in Direction | Kirsten Johnson | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Achievement in Editing | Nels Bangerter | Won | ||
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Kirsten Johnson | Won | ||
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards | 3 November 2016 | Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary | Kirsten Johnson | Won |
Best Documentary Feature | Cameraperson | Nominated | ||
Best Director (Theatrical Feature) | Kirsten Johnson | Nominated | ||
Most Innovative Documentary | Cameraperson | Nominated | ||
DOXA Documentary Film Festival | 15 May 2016 | Feature Documentary Award | Kirsten Johnson | Won |
Florida Film Critics Circle | 23 December 2016 | Best Documentary | Cameraperson | Won |
Gotham Awards | 28 November 2016 | Best Documentary | Cameraperson | Nominated |
Independent Spirit Awards | 25 February 2017 | Best Documentary Feature | Cameraperson | Nominated |
IndieWire Critics Poll | 19 December 2016 | Best Documentary | Cameraperson | Runner-up |
Best Editing | Nels Bangerter | 4th Place | ||
Best Cinematography | Kirsten Johnson | 9th Place | ||
Best First Feature | Kirsten Johnson | 10th Place | ||
International Documentary Association | 9 December 2016 | Best Feature | Kirsten Johnson | Nominated |
Best Editing | Nels Bangerter | Won | ||
Montclair Film Festival | 8 May 2016 | Bruce Sinofsky Prize for Documentary Feature | Kirsten Johnson | Won |
National Board of Review | 29 November 2016 | Freedom of Expression Award | Cameraperson | Won |
Online Film Critics Society | 3 January 2017 | Best Documentary Film | Cameraperson | Nominated |
RiverRun International Film Festival | 17 April 2016 | Special Jury Prize - Documentary Feature | Kirsten Johnson | Won |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle | 11 December 2016 | Best Documentary Film | Kirsten Johnson | Nominated |
San Francisco International Film Festival | 5 May 2016 | Best Documentary Feature | Kirsten Johnson | Won |
Sarasota Film Festival | 9 April 2016 | Jury Prize - Best Documentary Feature | Kirsten Johnson | Won |
Seattle Film Critics Association | Best Documentary Feature | Kirsten Johnson | Nominated | |
Sheffield Doc/Fest | 19 June 2016 | Grand Jury Award | Kirsten Johnson | Won |
Toronto Film Critics Association | 11 December 2016 | Best Documentary Film | Kirsten Johnson | Won |
Traverse City Film Festival | 31 July 2016 | Founders Prize - Best US Documentary | Kirsten Johnson | Won |
Utah Film Critics Association | 18 December 2016 | Best Documentary Feature | Cameraperson | Won |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 20 December 2016 | Best Documentary | Cameraperson | Won |
Zurich Film Festival | 25 September 2016 | Best International Documentary Film | Kirsten Johnson | Nominated |
Home media
editAs it was distributed by Janus Films, Cameraperson was released by Criterion on 7 February 2017 on Blu-ray and DVD.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Box Office Mojo: Cameraperson (2016)". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ "Kirsten Johnson's Cameraperson wins Sheffield Doc/Fest grand prize". BBC. 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Cameraperson (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ "Cameraperson (2016)". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ "Richard Linklater's 'Before' Trilogy Is Getting a Criterion Collection Box Set". 16 November 2016. Archived from the original on 15 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
External links
edit- Official website
- Cameraperson at AllMovie
- Cameraperson at Metacritic
- Cameraperson at Box Office Mojo
- Cameraperson at IMDb
- Cameraperson: Getting Close an essay by Michael Almereyda at the Criterion Collection