It is easy to tell from Kirsten Johnson’s Director’s Statement that she not only is a talented documentarian, but that she is a strong and determined person as well. The two lines in her statement that stood out to me are, “I follow stories the director I work for does not need and/or want me to follow” as well as “I fail to see or follow stories the director I work for hopes I will follow”. In these two lines, she is basically saying that she wants to follow her heart, and although someone might be telling her to do one thing, she wants to follow her ideas and her thoughts. I thought these two sentences were eye-openers because this shows that Kirsten doesn’t want to do what she is told. She wants to show her creative side to her audience. I have heard of Cameraperson, but I have never seen it. I am really excited to watch the film and hear Kirsten’s view on how this project came together.
