Kirsten Johnson Filmes

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2007
    Small Steps: Creating the High School for Contemporary Arts

    Small Steps: Creating the High School for Contemporary Arts

    Small Steps: Creating the High School for Contemporary Arts

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    This film follows students, staff and parents through the first four years of the High School for Contemporary Arts, an experimental "small school"...

    Small Steps: Creating the High School for Contemporary Arts
  • 2003
    India

    India

    India

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    India
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2003
    Chasing the Virus

    Chasing the Virus

    Chasing the Virus

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    Chasing the Virus
  • 2004
    Ladies First

    Ladies First

    Ladies First

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    In the new Rwanda, women are at the forefront of change; transforming the country from the ground up and planning for a peaceful future.

    Ladies First
  • 2010
    The Edge of Joy

    The Edge of Joy

    The Edge of Joy

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    The Edge of Joy follows an ensemble cast of Nigerian doctors, midwives and religious leaders as they battle the world's highest maternal mortality...

    The Edge of Joy
  • 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
  • 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

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    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