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Doors 6:30 p.m.; Film 7 p.m.; Conversation directly following the screening. 
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This event is free as part of PAM’s Free First Thursday, thanks to generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.

THE EXPERIENCE

We’re thrilled to host award-winning cinematographer and director Kirsten Johnson in conversation with Amy Dotson. A truly innovative storyteller, Johnson’s work grapples with the meaning behind making images. Renowned for her irreverent, unorthodox & fun approach to cinematography, Johnson has redefined visual storytelling. Her fabulous style and engaging way of interacting with subjects translate to the stage; it will surely be a conversation that sticks with you. The 60 minute conversation will follow the screening of Dick Johnson Is Dead, a joyful and heartbreaking documentary about Johnson’s father entering dementia.

ON STAGE: Kirsten Johnson

Kirsten Johnson is a New-York based documentary producer, director and principal cinematographer on over 40 feature-length documentaries. Her most recent Academy short-listed film Cameraperson (2016) which premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2016, was awarded three 2017 Cinema Eye Honors, including ‘Outstanding Nonfiction Feature’. Cameraperson was named one of the ‘Top Ten Films of 2016’ by The Washington Post and The New York Times, and was the Grand Jury Prize Winner at the San Francisco International Film Festival and Sheffield International Documentary Festival. Earlier credits include her short film The Above (2015) which premiered at the 2015 New York Film Festival, Deadline (2004) which she co-directed with Katy Chevigny, and The Oath (2010) which she shared the 2010 Sundance Cinematography Award with Laura Poitras. Kirsten was principal cinematographer on Academy Award-winning Citizenfour (2004), Academy Award nominated, The Invisible War (2012), Tribeca Documentary winner, Pray The Devil Back To Hell (2008), A Place at the Table (2012), and Derrida (2002). Her camerawork also appears in the Cannes 2016 premiere of Risk (2016) Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004), Emmy Award winning Ladies First (2013), and Sundance premiere This Film is Not Yet Rated (2006).

ON SCREEN: Dick Johnson Is Dead

2020. Directed by Kirsten Johnson. Runtime: 89 minutes. Rated PG-13.

With this inventive portrait, director Kirsten Johnson seeks a way to keep her 86-year-old father alive forever. Utilizing moviemaking magic and her family’s dark humor, she celebrates Dr. Dick Johnson’s last years by staging fantasies of death and beyond. Together, dad and daughter confront the great inevitability awaiting us all.