Kirsten Johnson Movies

  • 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
  • 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
  • 1970
    Helen and the Bear

    Helen and the Bear

    Helen and the Bear

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    In the 1970s, Helen, an idealistic young hippie, meets US Congressman Pete McCloskey, a Republican star known for opposing his party and running...

    Helen and the Bear
  • 2003
    India

    India

    India

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    India
  • 2015
    Once a Month on Sunday

    Once a Month on Sunday

    Once a Month on Sunday

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    For the past 15 years, a group of accomplished New York women, artists and writers in their eighties and nineties, gather at the Westbeth Artists...

    Once a Month on Sunday
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1994
    Il faut que je l'aime

    Il faut que je l'aime

    Il faut que je l'aime

    01994HD

    A young woman named Juliette reminisces a series of recent confrontations. We hear, off-screen, the voices of her loved ones, her mother, her former...

    Il faut que je l'aime
  • 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
  • 2002
    American Standoff

    American Standoff

    American Standoff

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    The Teamster's Union goes on strike against Overnite Transportation, a nationwide freight company that has resisted unionization. The Union, however,...

    American Standoff
  • 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
  • 2016
    The Joy of Extreme Possibility

    The Joy of Extreme Possibility

    The Joy of Extreme Possibility

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    Work in progress.

    The Joy of Extreme Possibility
  • 2003
    Chasing the Virus

    Chasing the Virus

    Chasing the Virus

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    Chasing the Virus
  • 2005
    Red Hook Justice

    Red Hook Justice

    Red Hook Justice

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    Red Hook Justice
  • 2004
    Building to Extremes

    Building to Extremes

    Building to Extremes

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    Building to Extremes
  • 2003
    A Nation on Edge

    A Nation on Edge

    A Nation on Edge

    02003HD

    A Nation on Edge
  • 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