Dick Johnson Is Dead
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Kirsten Johnson. Kirsten Johnson's "Dick Johnson is Dead" won the Jury Prize for Innovation in Nonfiction Storytelling at Sundance 2020. Kirsten went on to win a Primetime Emmy for Best Directing of the film, Critic's Choice Award for Best Documentary and the Cinema Eye Award for Best Directing.
- January 1, 1
- 2 min
- Seattle, Washington, USA
Kirsten Johnson (born 1965) is an American documentary filmmaker and cinematographer. She is mostly known for her camera work on several well-known feature-length documentaries such as Citizenfour and The Oath.
Overview. Born. October 12, 1965 · Seattle, Washington, USA. Mini Bio. Kirsten Johnson's "Dick Johnson is Dead" won the Jury Prize for Innovation in Nonfiction Storytelling at Sundance 2020. Kirsten went on to win a Primetime Emmy for Best Directing of the film, Critic's Choice Award for Best Documentary and the Cinema Eye Award for Best Directing.
- October 12, 1965
Feb 16, 2021 · Netflix’s “Dick Johnson Is Dead” is a profound and deeply personal portrait of the director Kirsten Johnson’s examination of her father, Richard Johnson (lovingly known as “Dick”), a retired...
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Oct 3, 2020 · The woman in the coat is his daughter, filmmaker Kirsten Johnson. She’s the one who engineered that “air conditioner” — a styrofoam prop — to come plummeting down on his noggin.
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Sep 28, 2020 · In Dick Johnson Is Dead, Kirsten Johnson documents the loss of her father to dementia — while “killing” him over and over again. It’s a doc and trippy dream-logic fiction about the end of ...
Apr 16, 2022 · Opening her masterclass at doc film festival Visions du Réel in Switzerland, cinematographer and filmmaker Kirsten Johnson – an Emmy and Sundance award winner for “ Dick Johnson Is Dead ” –...
