A boxing match in Brooklyn; life in postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina; the daily routine of a Nigerian midwife; an intimate family moment at home: these scenes and others are woven into Cameraperson, a tapestry of footage collected over the twenty-five-year career of documentary cinematographer Kirsten Johnson. Through a series of episodic juxtapositions, Johnson explores the relationships between image makers and their subjects, the tension between the objectivity and intervent... (Full plot summary below)
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A boxing match in Brooklyn; life in postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina; the daily routine of a Nigerian midwife; an intimate family moment at home: these scenes and others are woven into Cameraperson, a tapestry of footage collected over the twenty-five-year career of documentary cinematographer Kirsten Johnson. 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 and crafted narrative. A hybrid work that combines documentary, autobiography, and ethical inquiry, Cameraperson is both a moving glimpse into one filmmaker's personal journey and a thoughtful examination of what it means to train a camera on the world.
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| Washington PostAnn HornadayIn a mesmerizing series of images, encounters and delicate juxtapositions, Cameraperson testifies to a world in which it would be clear to see that we’re all connected, if only we took the time to look at one another with reverence and simply listen. |
| Irish TimesTara BradyCameraperson's scrapbook of outtakes and downtime surpasses any of Johnson's greatest hits. |
| Sight and SoundHannah McGillCameraperson is haunted - as one senses Johnson may be - by the question of whether and how much documentary filmmakers should intervene in the lives of their subjects. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawCameraperson is an absorbing, challenging creation. |
| CineVueMatthew AndersonCameraperson is a film that somehow encompasses all of humanity and life from its first moments to very last. |
| The SkinnyPatrick GambleAn enthralling journey of shifting perspectives of the world, Cameraperson dismantles the myth of the objective documentary. |
| POV MagazineJason GorberCameraperson is an entertaining, engaging work, which is surely one of the finest non-fiction films of the year. |
| MetroMatt PriggeLike Robert Greene's "Kate Plays Christine," it's a doc about docs that tacitly raises important questions about what we get from non-fiction films. |
| Screen InternationalSarah WardBlends personal reflection with a portrait of observational documentary film-making in practice, one striking image and revealing interview at a time. |
| Madison MovieRob ThomasThis is autobiography in its truest form, a visual document of choices made and chances taken, and missed. It's wonderful. |
