Thomas Burstyn

Director of Photography, Director, Producer, Executive Producer


Currently in New Zealand

Based in New Zealand

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Bio

Thomas Burstyn was born in 1954 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Hell on Wheels (2011), This Way of Life (2009) and Descendants (2015). He is married to Barbara Sumner-Burstyn.

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ProjectsGear

Feature Films

We Need to Talk About A.I

Director of Photography

2020

Some Kind of Love

Director
Director of Photography

2015

Descendants

Director of Photography

2015

Mindspaces: The Artists Studio

Director of Photography

2014

Strongman: The Tragedy

Director of Photography

2012

Girl Vs. Monster

Director of Photography

2012

Red White Black & Blue

Producer

2012

Riverworld

Director of Photography

2010

The Insatiable Moon

Director of Photography
Associate Producer

2010

This Way of Life

Director
Director of Photography

2009

The Last Templar

Director of Photography

2009

Vipers

Director of Photography

2008

Marco Polo

Director of Photography

2007

One Man, One Cow, One Planet

Director
Co-Producer
Director of Photography
Video Playback Operator

2007

Tin Man

Director of Photography

2007

Final Days of Planet Earth

Director of Photography

2006

Population 436

Director of Photography

2006

Son of the Dragon

Director of Photography

2006

Going to the Mat

Director of Photography

2004

Lost Junction

Director of Photography

2003

Kart Racer

Director of Photography

2003

The Boys & Girl from County Clare

Director of Photography

2003

Timeline

Director of Photography (Second Unit)

2003

Full-Court Miracle

Director of Photography

2003

Spooky House

Director of Photography

2002

The Funkhousers

Director of Photography

2002

Walking Shadow

Director of Photography

2001

Within These Walls

Director of Photography

2001

La première fois

Director of Photography

2001

Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story

Director of Photography

2000

Where the Money Is

Director of Photography

2000

Race Against Time

Director of Photography

2000

Deadlocked

Director of Photography

2000

First Target

Director of Photography

2000

When Trumpets Fade

Director of Photography

1998

The Girl Next Door

Director of Photography

1998

A Marriage of Convenience

Director of Photography

1998

Creature

Director of Photography

1998

Dead Silence

Director of Photography

1997

City of Industry

Director of Photography

1997

Lost Treasure of Dos Santos

Director of Photography

1997

Crazy Horse

Director of Photography

1996

Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story

Director of Photography

1996

Magic in the Water

Director of Photography

1995

Crying Freeman

Director of Photography

1995

Ebbie

Director of Photography

1995

Deadly Love

Director of Photography

1995

The Surgeon

Director of Photography

1995

Hush Little Baby

Director of Photography

1994

Andre

Director of Photography

1994

Liar, Liar: Between Father and Daughter

Director of Photography

1993

The Lotus Eaters

Director of Photography

1993

Arctic Blue

Director of Photography

1993

Blind Man's Bluff

Director of Photography

1992

Criminal Behavior

Director of Photography

1992

A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story

Director of Photography

1992

Empire City

Director of Photography

1992

Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story

Director of Photography

1992

She Stood Alone

Director of Photography

1991

The Perfect Tribute

Director of Photography

1991

Toy Soldiers

Director of Photography

1991

Silent Motive

Director of Photography

1991

The Dreamer of Oz

Director of Photography

1990

Cheetah

Director of Photography

1989

The Edge

Director of Photography

1989

Cold Front

Director of Photography

1989

Night Walk

Director of Photography

1989

Promised a Miracle

Director of Photography

1988

La grenouille et la baleine

Director of Photography

1988

Leap of Faith

Director of Photography

1988

Liberace

Director of Photography

1988

Broken Vows

Director of Photography

1987

Ford: The Man and the Machine

Director of Photography

1987

Foxfire

Director of Photography

1987

Native Son

Director of Photography

1986

Cowboys Claim

Director of Photography

1985

Follow That Bird

Special Effects Coordinator (Second Unit)

1985

Mr. Wrong

Director of Photography

1984

Heavenly Bodies

Director of Photography

1984

The Lost Tribe

Director of Photography

1983

Tales of the Klondike

Director of Photography

1981

Flash William

Director
Director of Photography

1978

The Rubber Gun

Stills Assistant

1977

The Execution of Private Slovik

Special Effects Technician

1974

Golden Apples of the Sun

Grip

1973

The Huntsman

Production Assistant

1972


Television Series

Cowboy Bebop

Director of Photography

2021

Snowpiercer

Director of Photography

2020

Salvation

Director of Photography

2018

Ghost Wars

Director of Photography

2017

The Magicians

Director of Photography

2017

No Tomorrow

Director of Photography

2016

Defiance

Director of Photography 2013
Director 2015

2013 & 2015

Hell on Wheels

Director of Photography

2011 & 2014 - 2015

Fairly Legal

Director of Photography

2011

Underbelly: Land of the Long Green Cloud

Director of Photography

2011

Terminal City

Director of Photography

2005

All Souls

Director of Photography

2001

Forbidden Island

Director of Photography

1999

Four Corners

Stills Assistant

1998

Cupid

Director of Photography

1998

The Client

Director of Photography

1995

Monkey House

Director of Photography

1991

Booker

Director of Photography

1989

The Hitchhiker

Director of Photography

1986 - 1987

The Ray Bradbury Theater

Director of Photography

1985

SCTV Network 90

Director of Photography

1982

Spread Your Wings

Background / Extras Costume Standby
Camera Production Assistant
1st Assistant Camera

1975


Television Features

Avalon High

Director of Photography

2010


Miniseries

Hope and Wire

Director of Photography

2014