Johnson has made a number of short films, some of which are available on his website. His short film from high school titled "Ninja Ko" is available as an easter egg on the "Brick" DVD. The "Brothers Bloom" DVD features a short, Buster Keaton-esque silent film he made in college. After working with Joseph Gordon-Levitt on "Brick", the two shot a short film in Paris, France titled "Escargots". In 2002, he directed a short film titled "The Psychology of Dream Analysis", which is available to view on his Vimeo account. Johnson directed the episode "Manifest Destiny" of the TV series "Terriers".