Mika Johnson
Mika Johnson | |
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| Born | July 10, 1975 |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Website | Web Series "The Amerikans" (February 2011-Present) |
Mika Johnson (born July 10, 1975) is a writer, filmmaker and multimedia artist who works with virtual reality,[1] photography, and other media.
Biography
Johnson was born in San Diego, California and graduated from Oberlin College in 2000.[2]
Johnson's debut feature, Confessions of a Box Man (2020), which mixes documentary and fiction film techniques,[3] premiered in Czech Republic at the 11th Cinema Open film festival in Hradec Králové, where it received the Best Film award.[4]
In 2018, Johnson directed a virtual reality adaptation of Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis[5][6] produced by the Goethe Institut Prague,[7] along with four short virtual documentaries featuring Reiner Stach,[8] the author of a biography of Kafka.[9]
Johnson's earlier works were mostly documentary and fiction films. This includes a 15 part web series "The Amerikans," which features three- to five-minute performative documentaries,[10] and "Forever Professor": a 30 minute documentary on Mark McKinley, a college professor who amassed the world's largest collection of talking clocks.[11] In July 2017, the film was released online.[12]
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.[13]
References
- ^ Johnston, Raymond. EXPERIENCE KAFKA’S VIA METAMORPHOSIS VIRTUAL REALITY, Prague.TV, January 15,2018.
- ^ Communications, Oberlin Office of (2013). "Of Note | Oberlin Conservatory Magazine". www2.oberlin.edu. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ Dapo, "Mika Johnson’s Confessions of Box Man presents a Framework that Playfully Challenges Our Obsessions", Indie Activity, November 2020.
- ^ Staff, "Známe vítěze 11. ročníku festivalu Cinema Open", Cinema Open, 2020. (in Czech)
- ^ Aubrey, Dave. Experience Franz Kafka’s ‘The Metamorphosis’ Like Never Before In VR, VR Focus, February 4, 2018.
- ^ Wiesmann, Gerrit. Is literature next in line for virtual-reality treatment?, The Economist, March, 8, 2018.
- ^ Kafkova „Proměna“ jako virtuální realita, Goethe.de (in Czech)
- ^ Efo Setkání se známým autorem Kafkovy biografie tváří v tvář: Provede vás knihovnou, stačí si nasadit brýle, Blesk, February 8, 2018. (in Czech)
- ^ "Über Reiner Stach", S. Fischer Verlag, 2011, Retrieved February 15,2018. (in German)
- ^ Crowe, J. THE AMERIKANS: Ordinary People with Beautiful Stories Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Visual News, 2013.
- ^ Forever Professor, The Monthly Film Festival, 2015.
- ^ Kadleck, K. Now Playing Archived 2019-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, Pulse Magazine, 2015.
- ^ Franta, T., "Echolokátor: Sonja Vectomov—Two in One", AlterEcho, Jul 25, 2016.
Sources
- Hopkin, J.A. Kafkapanorama, The Times Literary Supplement, 2018.
- Forever Professor, The Monthly Film Festival, 2015.
- Barnett, D. Local Documentaries are Attracting a Global Audience, Ideastream, 2015.
- Johnson, M. Interior Worlds, Abitare, 2013.
- Love and Venom, Narratively, 2013.
- Gkiouzelis, D. Looking Through a Window Into Someone Else's World, Yatzer, 2013.
- Parker, M. How to Build a Really, Really Small House, Houzz, 2013.
- Buckley, L. Of Note, Oberlin Conservatory Magazine, 2013.
- Nagy, A. From the Heart of the Country, Oberlin Alumni Magazine, 2012.