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Esther Johnson MA (RCA), is an artist, filmmaker and photographer who creates work that takes a poetic approach to documentary and narrative, through film, video, audio, photography, and writing. Her work reveals resonant stories that would otherwise be hidden or ignored. Recurring themes include personal histories, heritage, tradition, architectural vernacular and precarious futures.
Johnson have been commissioned to make several acclaimed film and video works which include: HINTERLAND (2002); A STREET NAMED HUMBER (2004); LENOX (2004); PLAYBACK (2005); TUNE IN (2006); YALDA (2007); CELESTIAL (2007), HIGHWAY HOME (2008) and ELEVATION (2009). Work has been supported by Arts Council England; BBC; The British Council; LAFVA; Film London; Lottery; the National Endowment for the Arts; Skillset; Screen Yorkshire; Sheffield Contemporary Art Forum and Yorkshire Arts.
Her award-winning work has been exhibited internationally in galleries and film festivals including Tate Modern; Tate Britain; BFI; ICA; Science Museum; FACT; Cornerhouse; Site Gallery; Sotherby’s New York; NASA, California; the BBC; London Film Festival; MadCat Film Festival, San Francisco and Raindance, London. She has written for several arts publications, is an independent film/video curator, former Director and Curator of Hull Film and the Hull International Short Film Festival, and is Senior Lecturer in Film and Media at Sheffield Hallam University. Johnson was nominated for the 2008 Northern Art Prize. www.blanchepictures.com
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Below is a list of Esther Johnson's credits.
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Esther Johnson | Yorkshire & Humber | 3 min | documentary"I've got used to living here now...It's quite a strange place to live, It's just a bit noisy at times." role: Director / DOP / Sound / Edit
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Esther Johnson | Yorkshire & Humber | 15 min | documentaryTaking the form of an experimental portrait, ‘Celestial’ explores the poetry of the sky, a space of fascination and contemplation.
role: Director/Producer/Cinematography
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Esther Johnson | London | 1 min | animationA short animation exploring the rapid-fire nature of successive still images;
resulting in animated forms re-appropriated from photography and
16mm camera instruction manuals.
role: Director/DOP/Writer/Editor
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Esther Johnson | London | 15 min | dramaA colourful musical journey into the narrative of a woman’s tangled past, with
magical glimpses of her present world and hopes for a liberated future.
role: Director/Producer/Editor
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Esther Johnson | Yorkshire & Humber | 16 min | documentaryAn insight into the memories of a microcosm of people from this vibrant and historic Yorkshire market street. role: Director/DOP/Writer/Editor
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