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.
Matthew Libatique | |
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| Born | 1969 |
| Occupation | Cinematographer. |
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 and Inside Man), and Joel Schumacher (Phone Booth and The Number 23).
Selected filmography
Film
- Protozoa (1993, short)
- 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)
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
