Cameraperson

This article is about the film. For the occupation, see Camera operator.

Cameraperson
Directed byKirsten Johnson
Written byDoris Baizley
Lisa Freedman
Produced byKirsten Johnson
Marilyn Ness
StarringKirsten Johnson
CinematographyKirsten Johnson
Edited byNels Bangerter
David Teague (consulting editor)
Music byWellington Bowler
Carla Kihlstedt
Dino Rešidbegović
Production
companies
Distributed byJanus Films
Release dates
  • 26 January 2016 (2016-01-26) (Sundance)
  • 9 September 2016 (2016-09-09) (United States)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$102,033[1]

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.

Cameraperson premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim and won the top prize at the Sheffield Doc/Fest.[2]

Reception

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Cameraperson 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

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As of January 2017, Cameraperson has won 23 international awards, including the following:

Award Date of Ceremony Category Recipients Result
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

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As it was distributed by Janus Films, Cameraperson was released by Criterion on 7 February 2017 on Blu-ray and DVD.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Box Office Mojo: Cameraperson (2016)". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Cameraperson (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Cameraperson (2016)". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  5. ^ "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.
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