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name: "John Matysiak"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-matysiak"
fi1m_id: "john-matysiak"
imdb_id: "nm1545846"
tmdb_id: 1317894
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T13:56:35.292974+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# John Matysiak

## Identity

John Matysiak

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-matysiak
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-matysiak
- **IMDb ID:** nm1545846
- **TMDB ID:** 1317894
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1545846/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1317894

Cinematographer. Born in Houston, Texas, U.S..

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1545846/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1317894

## Biography

John Matysiak is an American cinematographer. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Film Production from Emerson College in Boston and studied at the Czech National Film School (FAMU) in Prague.

Matysiak is known for his work as director of photography on the films *Old Henry* (2021), *Meet Cute* (2022), *Big George Foreman* (2023) and *Motor City* (2025). He has also served as cinematographer on the second season of the HBO series *Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty* (2023). He first collaborated with director Potsy Ponciroli on the series *Still the King* in 2016 and has since worked with him on multiple projects.

His earlier credits include *Model Minority* (2012) and *Two Shadows* (2012), for which he received a Best Cinematography award at the Los Angeles Asian-Pacific Film Festival. He has also shot music videos for artists including Post Malone and Leon Bridges.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Motor City* (2026), Fi1m 68, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/motor-city.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Motor City* (2026), Director of Photography — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/motor-city.md)
- *Big George Foreman* (2023), Director of Photography
- *Acidman* (2023), Director of Photography
- *Meet Cute* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty* (2022), series, Director of Photography
- *Old Henry* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Isolation* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Everyday Yeti* (2015), Cinematography
- *Eidolon* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Mantervention* (2014), Director of Photography
- *#Stuck* (2014), Cinematography
- *Delivery: The Beast Within* (2013), Camera Operator
- *Holly's Holiday* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Model Minority* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Playdate* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Holiday Engagement* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Borderline Murder* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Final Sale* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Charles Band's Evil Bong* (2006), First Assistant Camera
- *In the Dark* (2004), Gaffer
- *The Halfway House* (2004), Best Boy Grip
- *Mirror Rim*, Director of Photography

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