Kirsten Johnson Movies

  • 2011
    I Came to Testify

    I Came to Testify

    I Came to Testify

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    Sixteen women who had been imprisoned and raped by Serb-led forces in Foca, Bosnia, testify in an international court of law.

    I Came to Testify
  • 2015
    Buffalo Returns

    Buffalo Returns

    Buffalo Returns

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    Native American Natural Foods is one of the only private enterprises on the Pine Ridge Reservation. When their new energy bar gains national...

    Buffalo Returns
  • 2008
    Oscar's Comeback

    Oscar's Comeback

    Oscar's Comeback

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    Through a unique, “mom-and-pop” style film festival, a small town in south Dakota celebrates its most famous native son, Oscar Micheaux,...

    Oscar's Comeback
  • 2006
    Welcome Back to the Barrio

    Welcome Back to the Barrio

    Welcome Back to the Barrio

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    A film that chronicles a young mans return to the streets where he grew up and the events that unfold after he reunites with a childhood friend.

    Welcome Back to the Barrio
  • 2018
    ROOM H.264: Brooklyn, NY, June 2016

    ROOM H.264: Brooklyn, NY, June 2016

    ROOM H.264: Brooklyn, NY, June 2016

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    Made from footage captured at Brooklyn’s BAMcinemafest in June 2016 in which filmmakers were left alone in a hotel with a camera and a...

    ROOM H.264: Brooklyn, NY, June 2016
  • 2003
    Rokia: Voice of a New Generation

    Rokia: Voice of a New Generation

    Rokia: Voice of a New Generation

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    Documentary about the life and career of Rokia Traoré, a musician from Mali, an African country, who is one of the few women in her country,...

    Rokia: Voice of a New Generation
  • 2005
    Red Hook Justice

    Red Hook Justice

    Red Hook Justice

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    Red Hook Justice
  • 2001
    Trembling Before G-d

    Trembling Before G-d

    Trembling Before G-d

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    A portrait of various gay Orthodox Jews who struggle to reconcile their faith and their sexual orientation.

    Trembling Before G-d
  • 2003
    Chasing the Virus

    Chasing the Virus

    Chasing the Virus

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    Chasing the Virus
  • 2001
    Perpetua 664

    Perpetua 664

    Perpetua 664

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    Six years after I left my country, Brazil, I was sent an old sound reel in the post and I discovered a recording of my parent's wedding ceremony. I...

    Perpetua 664
  • 2002
    Ancient Poison, Modern Cure

    Ancient Poison, Modern Cure

    Ancient Poison, Modern Cure

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    It’s a medical breakthrough that might never have happened - if not for the persistence of one man. A woman is fighting cancer - with the help...

    Ancient Poison, Modern Cure
  • 2011
    The Lady Is a Fighting Lion

    The Lady Is a Fighting Lion

    The Lady Is a Fighting Lion

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    By exploring the life of political activist Marie Runyon, we encounter a woman motivated not only to fight against injustice, but to also inspire...

    The Lady Is a Fighting Lion
  • 2011
    The War We Are Living

    The War We Are Living

    The War We Are Living

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    The War We Are Living
  • 2016
    A Thousand Mothers

    A Thousand Mothers

    A Thousand Mothers

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    Set at an ancient nunnery above the majestic Irrawaddy River, A THOUSAND MOTHERS is an unprecedented look at the lives of Buddhist nuns in Sagaing,...

    A Thousand Mothers
  • 2004
    The Venetian Dilemma

    The Venetian Dilemma

    The Venetian Dilemma

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    Few can resist Venice's magical allure, but with more than 14 million visitors a year, Italy's glorious city of canals faces a number of threats....

    The Venetian Dilemma
  • 2004
    Building to Extremes

    Building to Extremes

    Building to Extremes

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    Building to Extremes
  • 2005
    Project Leap: Learning Out Loud

    Project Leap: Learning Out Loud

    Project Leap: Learning Out Loud

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    An innovative project in South Florida is raising academic achievement in public grammar schools by partnering teachers with artists to work together...

    Project Leap: Learning Out Loud