Conversations: Kirsten Johnson
Synopsis
Many of us have had to imagine dreaded scenarios for the death of a loved one with dementia. But few have done so with as much cinematic ingenuity and depth of affection as our next guest.
Kirsten Johnson is a veteran cinematographer and director of the Sundance award-winning film Dick Johnson Is Dead, which explores her experience caring for her father, a psychiatrist who has dementia.
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Credits
Hosted by Emily Silverman.
Produced by Emily Silverman and Adelaide Papazoglou.
Edited and mixed by Jon Oliver.
Original theme by Yosef Munro. Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions.
This episode of The Nocturnists is sponsored by Mettle Health and Quilt.
The Nocturnists is made possible by the California Medical Association, the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, and people like you who have donated through our website and Patreon page.