Matthew Libatique

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Matthew Libatique
Born	1969 Elmhurst, Queens, US
Occupation	Cinematographer.

Matthew Libatique is a Filipino-American cinematographer best known for his work with director Darren Aronofsky on such films as Pi, Requiem for a Dream, and The Fountain.

He studied sociology and communications at California State University before earning a MFA in cinematography at American Film Institute. Libatique served as director of photographer for music videos and teamed with fellow AFI alumni Aronofsky for the short film Protozoa. The two have collaborated on all three of Aronofsky's feature films. Other frequent collaborators are Julie Dash (music videos including Tracy Chapman's "Give Me One Reason"), Spike Lee (She Hate Me, Inside Man and Miracle at St. Anna), and Joel Schumacher (Phone Booth and The Number 23).

Contents 1 Selected filmography 1.1 Film 1.2 Music videos 2 External links

[edit] Selected filmography

[edit] Film

• Protozoa (1993, short)
• "Grinders" (1996)
• Pi (1998)
• Requiem for a Dream (2000)
• Tigerland (2000)
• Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
• Phone Booth (2002)
• Gothika (2003)
• She Hate Me (2004)
• Everything Is Illuminated (2005)
• Inside Man (2006)
• The Fountain (2006)
• The Number 23 (2007)
• Iron Man (2008)
• Miracle at St. Anna (2009)

[edit] Music videos

• "Give Me One Reason" (1996), Tracy Chapman
• "More Than One Way Home" (1996), Keb' Mo'
• "Anytime" (1997), Brian McKnight
• "The City Is Mine" (1998), Jay-Z
• "What U See Is What U Get" (1998), Xzibit
• "Just My Imagination" (1999), The Cranberries
• "Bodyrock" (1999), Moby
• "I'll Do Anything" (2000), Jay-Z
• "New American" (2000), Bad Religion
• "Stellar" (2000), Incubus
• "Mad Season" (2001), Matchbox 20
• "Goodbye" (2001), Jagged Edge

[edit] External links

• Matthew Libatique at the Internet Movie Database
• Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers
• Matthew Libatique Fan Page
• Matthew Libatique on Kodak.com