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Matt De Sousa is a documentary filmmaker and cinematographer based in Sydney, Australia. Originally from Melbourne, Matt started his filmmaking career in Tokyo, Japan, where he worked on a wide range of short and long-form documentaries, including projects for Netflix and VICE. His most recent feature documentary project, ‘Tokito: The 540-day Journey of a Culinary Maverick’, filmed in Japan over two years, had its Australian premiere in 2025 at the Sydney Film Festival, and was recently awarded Gold in the Documentary category at the Australian Cinematographer Society NSW branch awards.…Matt De Sousa is a documentary filmmaker and cinematographer based in Sydney, Australia. Originally from Melbourne, Matt started his filmmaking career in Tokyo, Japan, where he worked on a wide range of short and long-form documentaries, including projects for Netflix and VICE. His most recent feature documentary project, ‘Tokito: The 540-day Journey of a Culinary Maverick’, filmed in Japan over two years, had its Australian premiere in 2025 at the Sydney Film Festival, and was recently awarded Gold in the Documentary category at the Australian Cinematographer Society NSW branch awards.

Matt De Sousa

Cinematographer, Director of Photography, Videographer

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Matt De Sousa is a documentary filmmaker and cinematographer based in Sydney, Australia. Originally from Melbourne, Matt started his filmmaking career in Tokyo, Japan, where he worked on a wide range of short and long-form documentaries, including projects for Netflix and VICE. His most recent feature documentary project, ‘Tokito: The 540-day Journey of a Culinary Maverick’, filmed in Japan over two years, had its Australian premiere in 2025 at the Sydney Film Festival, and was recently awarded Gold in the Documentary category at the Australian Cinematographer Society NSW branch awards.…Matt De Sousa is a documentary filmmaker and cinematographer based in Sydney, Australia. Originally from Melbourne, Matt started his filmmaking career in Tokyo, Japan, where he worked on a wide range of short and long-form documentaries, including projects for Netflix and VICE. His most recent feature documentary project, ‘Tokito: The 540-day Journey of a Culinary Maverick’, filmed in Japan over two years, had its Australian premiere in 2025 at the Sydney Film Festival, and was recently awarded Gold in the Documentary category at the Australian Cinematographer Society NSW branch awards.

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Matt De Sousa is a documentary filmmaker and cinematographer based in Sydney, Australia. Originally from Melbourne, Matt started his filmmaking career in Tokyo, Japan, where he worked on a wide range of short and long-form documentaries, including projects for Netflix and VICE. His most recent feature documentary project, ‘Tokito: The 540-day Journey of a Culinary Maverick’, filmed in Japan over two years, had its Australian premiere in 2025 at the Sydney Film Festival, and was recently awarded Gold in the Documentary category at the Australian Cinematographer Society NSW branch awards.