Details

Subjects:

Motion pictures.
Documentary films.

Form/Genre:

Documentary films.

Language:

In Arabic,Bosnian,Dari,English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.
digital
video file MPEG-4 Flash

Summary:

A boxing match in Brooklyn; life in postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina; the daily routine of a Nigerian midwife; an intimate family moment at home with the director: Kirsten Johnson weaves these scenes and others into her film CAMERAPERSON, a tapestry of footage captured over her twenty-five-year career as a documentary cinematographer. 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 with crafted narrative. A work that combines documentary, autobiography, and ethical inquiry, CAMERAPERSON is a moving glimpse into one filmmaker's personal journey and a thoughtful examination of what it means to train a camera on the world.

Participant:

Jacques Derrida, Kirsten Johnson, Roger Phenix

Notes:

Film
Originally produced by The Criterion Collection in 2016.
Title from title screen.

Contributor:

Johnson, Kirsten, film director.
Derrida, Jacques, actor.
Johnson, Kirsten, actor.
Phenix, Roger, actor.
Kanopy (Firm)
The Criterion Collection (Firm), , Distributor

OCLC:

1250300782

Publisher Number:

11932930 Kanopy

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.