Mika Johnson

Mika Johnson (born July 10, 1975) is a writer, filmmaker and multimedia artist who works with virtual reality,[1] photography, and other media.

Mika Johnson
Born (1975-07-10) July 10, 1975
San Diego, California, United States
OccupationFilmmaker
WebsiteWeb Series "The Amerikans" (February 2011-Present)

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
  1. Johnston, Raymond. EXPERIENCE KAFKA’S VIA METAMORPHOSIS VIRTUAL REALITY, Prague.TV, January 15,2018.
  2. Communications, Oberlin Office of (2013). "Of Note | Oberlin Conservatory Magazine". www2.oberlin.edu. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  3. Dapo, "Mika Johnson’s Confessions of Box Man presents a Framework that Playfully Challenges Our Obsessions", Indie Activity, November 2020.
  4. Staff, "Známe vítěze 11. ročníku festivalu Cinema Open", Cinema Open, 2020. (in Czech)
  5. Aubrey, Dave. Experience Franz Kafka’s ‘The Metamorphosis’ Like Never Before In VR, VR Focus, February 4, 2018.
  6. Wiesmann, Gerrit. Is literature next in line for virtual-reality treatment?, The Economist, March, 8, 2018.
  7. Kafkova „Proměna“ jako virtuální realita, Goethe.de (in Czech)
  8. Efo Setkání se známým autorem Kafkovy biografie tváří v tvář: Provede vás knihovnou, stačí si nasadit brýle, Blesk, February 8, 2018. (in Czech)
  9. "Über Reiner Stach", S. Fischer Verlag, 2011, Retrieved February 15,2018. (in German)
  10. Crowe, J. THE AMERIKANS: Ordinary People with Beautiful Stories Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Visual News, 2013.
  11. Forever Professor, The Monthly Film Festival, 2015.
  12. Kadleck, K. Now Playing Archived 2019-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, Pulse Magazine, 2015.
  13. Franta, T., "Echolokátor: Sonja Vectomov—Two in One", AlterEcho, Jul 25, 2016.

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