Cameraperson
@ Block Museum
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Friday, May 5th, from 6:30PM - 9PM
Cameraperson
(Kirsten Johnson, 2016, USA 102 min.)
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, 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.
The film will be followed by a talkback with the director moderated by associate professor Debra Tolchinsky. Kirsten Johnson is the School of Communication’s 2017 Hoffman Visiting Artist for Documentary Media, a short-term filmmaker residency funded by a generous gift from Jane Steiner Hoffman and Michael Hoffman.
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