\xa0 Mat began his career as a production assistant on the film Gangs of New York, where he was mentored by legendary DP, Michael Ballhaus.\xa0\xa0 \xa0 After starting out as an editor primarily for commercials, a chance encounter with Director Nicolas Winding Refn led him to his first film project, Bronson, starring Tom Hardy. Mat continued to work with Nicolas on his films Valhalla Rising, Drive, Only God Forgives, and The Neon Demon. \xa0 Mat\u2019s most recent film is Sicario: Day of the Soldado for Stefano Sollima. \xa0 Additionally, he is working with Nicolas on the crime series, Too Old to Die Young for Amazon Studios. \xa0