A trailer has landed for “Cameraperson,” Kirsten Johnson’s award-winning new documentary. The film made its World Premiere at Sundance in January, and in June snagged top honors at the Sheffield/Doc Fest, where it was named grand prize winner.
“Cameraperson” is a curated collection of extraordinary footage that Johnson has assembled over her 25 year career in the industry, working primarily as a cinematographer. Viewers are transported to international locations as varied as a remote village, war zone, and an abortion clinic. “Cameraperson’s” most harrowing scene takes place in an underfunded, understaffed Nigerian hospital where a newborn baby struggles to survive.
The unnarrated doc draws from both Johnson’s professional life and personal life. Her mother, who is suffering with Alzheimer’s Disease, features prominently in “Cameraperson.” “Is it OK if I film you, Mom?” Johnson asks in the trailer.
The preview features snippets of footage shot around the world, including a boxing match in Brooklyn and a family’s farm in postwar Bosnia.
Johnson has worked on films such as “Trapped,” “CITIZENFOUR,” “The Hunting Ground,” and “This Film Is Not Yet Rated.”
She has said, “One of the reveals of making ‘Cameraperson’ is that each filmed moment is actually an on-going series of relationships. This extends into each time a film is watched by another person in a different place at a new moment in history.”
The acclaimed doc opens September 9 in NY and September 23 in LA.
