Thomas Burstyn

CrewCinematographerActorDirectorProducer Jan 1 (age 72) Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1976–2026 (50 year career)

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Biography

Thomas Burstyn, sometimes credited as Tom Burstyn, is a Canadian cinematographer and documentary filmmaker. He is most noted for his work on the 1995 film Magic in the Water, for which he won the Genie Award for Best Cinematography at the 16th Genie Awards.

Known For

Film

Descendants

Director of Photography

Film

Snowpiercer

Director of Photography

Film

The 4400

Director of Photography

Film

Defiance

Director

Film

Cowboy Bebop

Director of Photography

Film

Avalon High

Director of Photography

Film

Toy Soldiers

Director of Photography

Film

Crying Freeman

Director of Photography

Filmography

Acting (1)

Movies (1)

Some Kind of Love

2015

as Self - Narrator

Crew (66)

Movies (56)

Holy Days

2026

Cinematography

6.0

Descendants

2015

Director of Photography

7.2

Some Kind of Love

2015

Director

Girl vs. Monster

2012

Director of Photography

6.3

Avalon High

2011

Director of Photography

6.2

Riverworld

2010

Director of Photography

This Way of Life

Director

Vipers

Director of Photography

4.0

Marco Polo

2007

Director of Photography

6.3

One Man, One Cow, One Planet

2007

Director

6.0

One Man, One Cow, One Planet

2007

Director of Photography

6.0

One Man, One Cow, One Planet

2007

Producer

6.0

Final Days of Planet Earth

2006

Director of Photography

4.7

Population 436

2006

Director of Photography

5.8

Going to the Mat

2004

Director of Photography

6.7

Full-Court Miracle

2003

Director of Photography

5.6

The Boys & Girl from County Clare

2003

Director of Photography

5.8

Kart Racer

2003

Director of Photography

6.1

Lost Junction

2003

Director of Photography

5.6

Spooky House

2002

Director of Photography

5.9

Within These Walls

2001

Director of Photography

5.2

Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story

2001

Director of Photography

4.3

Deadlocked

2000

Director of Photography

5.8

First Target

2000

Director of Photography

4.5

Where the Money Is

2000

Director of Photography

6.0

Race Against Time

2000

Director of Photography

4.9

A Marriage of Convenience

1998

Director of Photography

5.5

When Trumpets Fade

1998

Director of Photography

6.6

The Girl Next Door

1998

Director of Photography

5.0

City of Industry

1997

Director of Photography

5.5

Dead Silence

1997

Director of Photography

5.8

Crazy Horse

1996

Director of Photography

9.6

Crying Freeman

1995

Director of Photography

6.4

Deadly Love

1995

Director of Photography

5.0

The Surgeon

1995

Director of Photography

5.1

Magic in the Water

1995

Director of Photography

5.3

Andre

1994

Director of Photography

5.3

Liar, Liar

1993

Director of Photography

5.0

Arctic Blue

1993

Director of Photography

4.4

The Lotus Eaters

1993

Director of Photography

7.0

A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story

1992

Director of Photography

6.9

Blind Man's Bluff

1992

Director of Photography

5.8

Criminal Behavior

1992

Director of Photography

7.1

Toy Soldiers

1991

Director of Photography

6.5

The Perfect Tribute

1991

Director of Photography

6.0

Silent Motive

1991

Director of Photography

1.0

The Edge

1989

Director of Photography

2.0

Cold Front

1989

Director of Photography

4.4

Question of Faith

1988

Director of Photography

Promised a Miracle

1988

Director of Photography

3.0

Foxfire

1987

Director of Photography

7.0

Native Son

1986

Director of Photography

5.0

Mr. Wrong

1986

Director of Photography

4.8

Heavenly Bodies

1984

Director of Photography

5.6

The Lost Tribe

1983

Director of Photography

3.0

If Brains Were Dynamite, You Wouldn't Have Enough to Blow Your Nose

1976

Director

Television (10)

Cowboy Bebop

2021

Director of Photography

6.5

Snowpiercer

2020

Director of Photography

Defiance

Director

The Last Templar

Director of Photography

5.3

Tin Man

2007

Director of Photography

6.7

Marco Polo

2007

Director of Photography

6.7

The 4400

2004

Director of Photography

7.2

Creature

1998

Director of Photography

4.8

Seduced by Madness

1996

Director of Photography

3.0

Tales of the Klondike

1981

Director of Photography