''Cameraperson'' is a 2016
autobiographical
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It is a form of biography.
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collage
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documentary film
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. The film is an account by director
Kirsten Johnson
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''. In 2016, she released '' ...
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
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to critical acclaim and won the top prize at the
Sheffield Doc/Fest
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The Festival includes film sc ...
.
Reception
''Cameraperson'' has a 99% "Certified Fresh" rating on
Rotten Tomatoes
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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." On
Metacritic
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, the film has a weighted average score of 86, indicating "Universal Acclaim".
Accolades
As of January 2017, ''Cameraperson'' has won 23 international awards, including the following:
Home media
As it was distributed by
Janus Films
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, ''Cameraperson'' was released by
Criterion on 7 February 2017 on
Blu-ray
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and
DVD
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.
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''Cameraperson: Getting Close''an essay by
Michael Almereyda
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Early work
Almereyda studied art history at Harvard but dropped out after three years to pursue filmmaking. He acquired a Hollywood agent on ...
at the
Criterion Collection
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2016 films
2016 documentary films
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Collage film
Documentary films about cinematography
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2010s American films