Cameraperson
2016 · Movie · NR · 102 min · ★ 6.7 · 94% critics
Through a visually radical memoir built from filmmaker-shot footage, the film reshapes familiar scenes into fresh personal meaning. It explores how what’s captured on a frame can hold different truths, turning the material into a meditation on journey, craft, and human connection.
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Streaming on HBO Max and The Criterion Channel — or rent from $2.99.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-09-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Critic score
- 94/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (92 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy CAMERAPERSON if you want a personal, visually inventive documentary that questions how images convey truth; Not for you if you prefer straightforward narratives like Dick Johnson Is Dead or All the Beauty and the Bloodshed.
Pros: intimate personal journey; bold visuals; thought-provoking truth | Cons: memoir-focused pacing; abstract structure; emotional distance
Themes
- cinematographer
- biography
- woman director
- news
Cast & crew
Kirsten Johnson
as Self (archive footage)
Jacques Derrida
as Self (archive footage)
Michael Moore
as Self (archive footage)
- RJ
Richard Johnson
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Kirsten Johnson