Kirsten Johnson Movies

  • 2009
    Waiting for Mercy: The Case Against Mohammed Hossain and Yassin Aref

    Waiting for Mercy: The Case Against Mohammed Hossain and Yassin Aref

    Waiting for Mercy: The Case Against Mohammed Hossain and Yassin Aref

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    This documentary tells the story of an FBI sting that took place in Albany in 2004. The idea was to entrap Yassin Aref, 37 and Mohammed Hossain, 51....

    Waiting for Mercy: The Case Against Mohammed Hossain and Yassin Aref
  • 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
    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
    Chasing the Virus

    Chasing the Virus

    Chasing the Virus

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    Chasing the Virus
  • 2001
    Trembling Before G-d

    Trembling Before G-d

    Trembling Before G-d

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

    Trembling Before G-d
  • 2014
    That Film About Money

    That Film About Money

    That Film About Money

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    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,...

    That Film About Money
  • 2018
    A Thousand Thoughts

    A Thousand Thoughts

    A Thousand Thoughts

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    Filmmaker Sam Green, in collaboration with writer and editor Joe Bini, takes the stage with the legendary classical-music group Kronos Quartet to...

    A Thousand Thoughts
  • 1994
    Il faut que je l'aime

    Il faut que je l'aime

    Il faut que je l'aime

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    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
  • 2008
    Throw Down Your Heart

    Throw Down Your Heart

    Throw Down Your Heart

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

    Throw Down Your Heart
  • 2001
    Brother Born Again

    Brother Born Again

    Brother Born Again

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    Filmmaker Julia Pimsleur used to make up elaborate lies about her brother Marc, rather than explain that he had dropped out of college, turned his...

    Brother Born Again
  • 2018
    Brooklyn Inshallah

    Brooklyn Inshallah

    Brooklyn Inshallah

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    Khader El-Yateem, an Arab American Pastor from Palestine, and Linda Sarsour, organizer of the Women's March on Washington, come together in the wake...

    Brooklyn Inshallah
  • 1999
    Innocent Until Proven Guilty

    Innocent Until Proven Guilty

    Innocent Until Proven Guilty

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    James Forman, a 31-year-old public defender and son of a civil rights leader, provides representation for black youth in Washington, D.C., who can't...

    Innocent Until Proven Guilty
  • 2003
    A Nation on Edge

    A Nation on Edge

    A Nation on Edge

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    A Nation on Edge
  • 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
  • 2015
    Buffalo Returns

    Buffalo Returns

    Buffalo Returns

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    Native American Natural Foods is one of the only private enterprises on the Pine Ridge Reservation. When their new energy bar gains national...

    Buffalo Returns
  • 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
  • 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