[5] He executive produced Angels in Exile,[6] a feature-length documentary about street kids of Durban, South Africa narrated by Charlize Theron and executive produced The People Speak,[7] a feature-length documentary about America's struggles with war, class, race and women's rights with Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Morgan Freeman, Sean Penn, and Bruce Springsteen, among others.
Johnson produced The New York Times Critics Pick[8] The Man Nobody Knew,[9] a feature-length documentary about the career and family life of highly controversial CIA Director William Colby.
Johnson founded the Public Counsel Law Center's Impact Litigation Project,[15] the first in the nation to recognize that the economic divide is also a legal issue and one that can be addressed in the courts.
[21] In 2000, Johnson founded Agility Capital, LLC,[22][21] a venture fund for early stage companies, and had previously served as senior executive vice president at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (MGM).
In 2012, Congressional Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) presented Johnson with Public Counsel Law Center's Founders Award for his commitment to the organization.