Mika Johnson
| Mika Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 10, 1975 San Diego, California, United States |
| Residence | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Website | Web Series "The Amerikans" (February 2011-Present) |
Mika Johnson (born July 10, 1975) is an American filmmaker, photographer, writer, and musician.
Biography
Johnson was born in San Diego, California. He graduated with a B.A., in 2000, from Oberlin College.
Johnson is the director of music videos and documentary and fiction films, many of which blur the distinction between the two practices. The themes of spiritual awakening and the exploration of dreams are essential concepts in his work. He cites the films of Jim Jarmusch, Andrei Tarkovsky, David Lynch, and Luis Buñuel as cinematic inspirations.
In 2011, Johnson began directing The Amerikans: a web series featuring three- to five-minute relationship-based documentaries created in close cooperation with their subjects[1].
In 2015 Johnson directed "Forever Professor," an award winning 30 minute documentary on Mark McKinley: an eccentric college professor who amassed the world’s largest collection of talking clocks. In July 2017, the film was released online[2].
Music videos
Johnson has directed numerous music videos including one for the Sonja Vectomov song "Two in One", which features renowned prima ballerina Jana Andrsová.[3]
References
Notes
- ↑ Crowe, J. THE AMERIKANS: Ordinary People with Beautiful Stories, Visual News, 2013
- ↑ Kadleck, K. Now Playing, Pulse Magazine, 2015.
- ↑ Franta, T., "Echolokátor: Sonja Vectomov—Two in One", AlterEcho, Jul 25, 2016.
Sources
1. Forever Professor, The Monthly Film Festival, 2015.
2. Barnett, D. Local Documentaries are Attracting a Global Audience, Ideastream, 2015.
3. Johnson, M. Interior Worlds, Abitare, 2013.
4. Love and Venom, Narratively, 2013.
5. Gkiouzelis, D. Looking Through a Window Into Someone Else's World, Yatzer, 2013.
6. Parker, M. How to Build a Really, Really Small House, HOUZZ, 2013.
7. Buckley, L. Of Note, Oberlin Conservatory Magazine, 2013.
8. Nagy, A. From the Heart of the Country, Oberlin Alumni Magazine, 2012.