Kristen Johnson’s Cameraperson – Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center

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Kristen Johnson’s Cameraperson

October 4, 2017 @ 3:00 pm5:00 pm EDT

Wednesday, October 4th, 2017
7pm
Free and open to the public

What does it mean to film another person? How does it affect that person – and what does it do to the one who films?

A boxing match in Brooklyn; life in postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina; the daily routine of a Nigerian midwife; an intimate family moment at home: these scenes and others are woven into Cameraperson (2016), a tapestry of footage captured over the twenty-five-year career of documentary cinematographer Kirsten Johnson. Through a series of episodic juxtapositions, Johnson explores the relationships between image makers and their subjects, the tension between the objectivity and intervention of the camera, and the complex interaction of unfiltered reality and crafted narrative. A work that combines documentary, autobiography, and ethical inquiry, Cameraperson is both a moving glimpse into one filmmaker’s personal journey and a thoughtful examination of what it means to train a camera on the world.

Presented by Cultivate Cinema Circle.

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Date:
October 4, 2017
Time:
3:00 pm– 5:00 pm EDT
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Squeaky Wheel
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7168847172
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Squeaky Wheel
2495 Main Street, Suite 310
Buffalo, NY 14214 United States
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7168847172
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