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April 8, 2025
51 min

Making IMAX History with Autumn Durald Arkapaw and Ryan Coogler

SINNERS is only in theaters April 18 and we made a special two-part miniseries about the making of the film! Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw sat down with director, writer, and producer Ryan Coogler at IMAX headquarters to discuss their collaboration as director and DP, how they called Christopher Nolan and Hoyte van Hoytema for advice, and how they brought this movie to life on the biggest screen possible.

With SINNERS, Autumn made history as the first woman to shoot a theatrical feature film in 65mm and IMAX. She is a visionary cinematographer known for her work on THE LAST SHOWGIRL, PALO ALTO, and BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER. She was nominated for an Emmy for her work on the first season of Marvel’s television series LOKI. She has also shot music videos for artists like Janelle Monáe and Solange Knowles, as well as Rihanna for the Oscar-nominated song "Lift Me Up" from the WAKANDA FOREVER soundtrack.

This episode is presented by IMAX. SINNERS is produced by Proximity Media and Warner Brothers.

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02:34

Get Reel

12:57

Advice for Filming in IMAX

17:07  

The Test Shoot

24:22

Filming the Opening Scene

31:16  

Filming the Farmhouse Scene

44:27  

Prox Recs

Making IMAX History with Autumn Durald Arkapaw and Ryan Coogler

April 8, 2025