Kirsten Johnson Filmes

An indictment of closeted politicians who lobby for anti-gay legislation in the US.

Forty years before WikiLeaks and the NSA scandal, there was Media, Pennsylvania. In 1971, eight activists plotted an intricate break-in to the local...

Pray the Devil Back to Hell chronicles the remarkable story of the Liberian women who came together to end a bloody civil war and bring peace to...

Michael Moore visits colleges in swing states during the 2004 election with a goal to encourage 18–29 year olds to vote.

The Gift is a feature-length film exploring a major transformation in peoples' relationships with animals.

A film crew follows the well-known banjo player Bela Fleck on his travels to Africa, where he learns about the instrument's origins.

In a village in Thailand, Pomm works in a care center for Europeans with Alzheimer's. While she is separated from her children, she helps Elisabeth...

A documentary filmed in Myanmar

When filmmaker Kathy Leichter moved back into her childhood home after her mother's suicide, she discovered a hidden box of audiotapes. Sixteen years...

Following the journey of an Evangelical minister trying to find the courage to preach about the growing toll of gun violence in America. Reverend Rob...

Traces the life and mental illness of New York artist and photographer Ruth Litoff, and her sister's struggle to come to terms with her tragic...

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

Will you kill for a good story? If you are James Cooper, a 28 year old copy editor with dreams of literary stardom, you will. After all, your...

A rural American town suffering economically from factory closures finds an unconventional route to recovery with the help of MASS MoCA.

In the golden age of documentaries, who benefits? SUBJECT reveals the unintended consequences – good, bad, and complicated – of having...

Women all over the world must struggle to receive proper care in order to survive pregnancy and childbirth.

The documentary follows the revival production of the Broadway musical including casting, rehearsals, and opening night.

Elliott Erwitt has spent his entire adult life taking photographs, of presidents, popes and movie stars, as well as regular people and their pets....

Using two separate filmmaking teams (an all-white crew filming white residents and an all-black camera crew filming black residents), TWO TOWNS OF...

What is the real value of a dollar? You think that a dollar bill is money and that banks are where your cash is stored and safeguarded. Well,...