Matthew Kazuo Firpo is an American film director, screenwriter, and photographer. Along with his cousin, Ryan, he wrote the story for the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals. His debut documentary Refuge won Best Documentary at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and had its world premiere at SXSW. A graduate of the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Firpo was named one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2016. His debut screenplay Ruin topped Hollywood's 2017 Black List.