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Cameraperson

Call Number

  • DVD 777 C1821 (CEN)

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Edition

Director-approved two-DVD special edition.

Languages

In English, Bosnian, Arabic, Dari, Hausa and Fur, with English subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Publication Information

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2017]

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (102 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (20 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.)

Audience

Not rated.

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 relationship 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.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally released as a documentary in 2016.

Special features: New high-definition digital master ; Editing "Cameraperson," a new program featuring director Kirsten Johnson, producers Marilyn Ness and Danielle Varga, and editors Nels Bangerter and Amanda Laws ; In the service of the film, a roundtable conversation with Johnson, producer Gini Reticker, and sound recordists Wellington Bowler and Judy Karp ; excerpts from two 2016 film festival talks with Johnson, including one between her and filmmaker Michael Moore ; The above, a 2015 short film by Johnson ; trailer.

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