Northwest Film Forum, Seattle Film Society, and SeaDoc present TRUTH TO FICTION: a monthly series of documentaries highlighting stories from the Pacific Northwest and far beyond.

This month, join us for a screening of Cameraperson, directed by Kirsten Johnson (United States, 2016, 102 min, in English, Bosnian, Farsi, Hausa, and Arabic with English subtitles).

A boxing match in Brooklyn; life in postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina; the daily routine of a Nigerian midwife; an intimate family moment at home: these scenes and others are woven into Cameraperson, a tapestry of footage captured over the twenty-five-year career of documentary cinematographer Kirsten Johnson. Through a series of episodic juxtapositions, Johnson explores the relationships between image makers and their subjects, the tension between the objectivity and intervention of the camera, and the complex interaction of unfiltered reality and crafted narrative. A work that combines documentary, autobiography, and ethical inquiry, Cameraperson is both a moving glimpse into one filmmaker’s personal journey and a thoughtful examination of what it means to train a camera on the world.

Synopsis courtesy of Janus Films