Film School: The Cinematography of Autumn Durald Arkapaw

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A look at the work of the director of photography on Sinners, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and Loki.

In Depth Cine examines the cinematography style of Autumn Durald Arkapaw:

Arkapaw on her career before and beyond Loki – including her work with Ryan Coogler on Wakanda Forever (2022) and Sinners (2025) (via CBS):

With Sinners (2025), Arkapaw made history as the first woman to shoot a theatrical feature film in 65mm and IMAX. She and director Ryan Coogler, having also worked together on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2023), chat about filming in these formats (via Proximity Media):

Autumn Durald Arkapaw in Conversation (via American Film Institute):

There is yet another first:

Further Viewing

An appreciation post on Autumn Durald Arkapaw’s cinematography in the series Loki (season 1, 2021):

The cinematography is part of our look at the production, references, and response within and surrounding Sinners: