Person
Thomas Burstyn
Camera · Born 1954-01-01 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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

Snowpiercer
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Invasion
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The 4400
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The Magicians
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Defiance
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American Playhouse
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Descendants
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Cowboy Bebop
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Tin Man
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Crying Freeman
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Filmography
- 2026Holy DaysDirector of Photography
- 2025The 13th Wife: Escaping PolygamyDirector of Photography
- 2021Cowboy BebopDirector of Photography
- 2021InvasionDirector of Photography
- 2020SnowpiercerDirector of Photography
- 2015The MagiciansDirector of Photography
- 2015DescendantsDirector of Photography
- 2015Some Kind of LoveSelf - Narrator
- 2013DefianceDirector
- 2012Girl vs. MonsterDirector of Photography
- 2011Avalon HighDirector of Photography
- 2010RiverworldDirector of Photography
- 2010This Way of LifeDirector
- 2009The Last TemplarDirector of Photography
- 2008VipersDirector of Photography
- 2007Tin ManDirector of Photography
- 2007One Man, One Cow, One PlanetDirector
- 2007Marco PoloDirector of Photography
- 2007Marco PoloDirector of Photography
- 2006Population 436Director of Photography
- 2006Final Days of Planet EarthDirector of Photography
- 2004The 4400Director of Photography
- 2004Going to the MatDirector of Photography
- 2003Full-Court MiracleDirector of Photography
- 2003The Boys & Girl from County ClareDirector of Photography
- 2003Kart RacerDirector of Photography
- 2003Lost JunctionDirector of Photography
- 2002Spooky HouseDirector of Photography
- 2001Within These WallsDirector of Photography
- 2001Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family StoryDirector of Photography
- 2000First TargetDirector of Photography
- 2000Race Against TimeDirector of Photography
- 2000DeadlockedDirector of Photography
- 2000Where the Money IsDirector of Photography
- 1998The Girl Next DoorDirector of Photography
- 1998A Marriage of ConvenienceDirector of Photography
- 1998When Trumpets FadeDirector of Photography
- 1998CreatureDirector of Photography
- 1997Dead SilenceDirector of Photography
- 1997City of IndustryDirector of Photography
- 1996Crazy HorseDirector of Photography
- 1996Seduced by MadnessDirector of Photography
- 1995Deadly LoveDirector of Photography
- 1995Magic in the WaterDirector of Photography
- 1995Crying FreemanDirector of Photography
- 1995The SurgeonDirector of Photography
- 1994AndreDirector of Photography
- 1993The Lotus EatersDirector of Photography
- 1993Liar, LiarDirector of Photography
- 1993Arctic BlueDirector of Photography
- 1992A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood StoryDirector of Photography
- 1992Criminal BehaviorDirector of Photography
- 1992Blind Man's BluffDirector of Photography
- 1991Silent MotiveDirector of Photography
- 1991Toy SoldiersDirector of Photography
- 1991The Perfect TributeDirector of Photography
- 1990The Dreamer of OzDirector of Photography
- 1989Cold FrontDirector of Photography
- 1989The EdgeDirector of Photography
- 1988Question of FaithDirector of Photography
- 1988Promised a MiracleDirector of Photography
- 1987FoxfireDirector of Photography
- 1986Native SonDirector of Photography
- 1986Mr. WrongDirector of Photography
- 1984Heavenly BodiesDirector of Photography
- 1983The Lost TribeDirector of Photography
- 1982American PlayhouseDirector of Photography
- 1981Tales of the KlondikeDirector of Photography
- 1976If Brains Were Dynamite, You Wouldn't Have Enough to Blow Your NoseDirector
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