Autumn Durald Arkapaw is a visionary feature cinematographer, and heralds a new wave on the cinematographic scene. Working with very visual directors to create lush celluloid landscapes. She attended Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Art History. She went on to receive her Masters of Fine Arts at the American Film Institute in Cinematography in 2009. Autumn was selected as one of the 2014 Variety's "10 Cinematographers to watch", one of 2014 Variety's "Up Next" in their "Below The Line Impact Report" and Indiewire's "On The Rise 2014: Cinematographers To Watch.”
Written and directed by Gia Coppola from James Franco’s short stories, Durald lensed "Palo Alto” her breakout work. Starring James Franco alongside Emma Roberts. Palo Alto screened at Telluride, with it's World Premier at the 2013 Biennale di Venezia. Variety's Peter Debruge applauded “the striking Steadicam lensing by gifted female d.p. Autumn Durald [which] buffers everything from harsh realism, allowing a slightly dreamlike quality into the proceedings.” Durald Arkapaw also lensed Coppola’s second feature “Mainstream” starring Andrew Garfield and Maya Hawke.
Autumn lensed Max Minghella's debut feature film 'Teen Spirit' starring Elle Fanning which premiered at TIFF and with its theatrical release in April 2019. In his review of the film David Ehrlich praised Durald Arkapaw as “the unsung genius who shot “Palo Alto” and a bevy of killer music videos for the likes of Janelle Monáe and Solange Knowles, is instrumental in helping Minghella to thread the needle between those two modes. She inflects Violet’s world with glossy accents and dashes of epic drama”.
Durald Arkapaw worked alongside director Spike Jonze to film Apple TV+’s Beastie Boys Story, a documentary film. Collaborating once again with Spike Jonze, she lensed comedian Aziz Ansari’s Netflix comedy special Aziz Ansari: Right Now, which they filmed on 16mm film stock.
For Marvel studios Autumn lensed the acclaimed first season of the television series Loki. The series was released on Disney+ in June 2021 and with the highest ratings for a premier in Disney+ history.
She was the director of photography on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, directed by Ryan Coogler, a sequel to the beloved Black Panther. It premiered Nov 11, 2022 and eventually grossed over 800 million worldwide. Durald Arkapaw was also the director and director of photography for Rihanna’s latest music video for the Oscar nominated song Lift Me Up from the Wakanda Forever soundtrack.
Autumn became a new member of the American Society of Cinematographers in 2022 and was nominated for an Emmy in the single-camera one hour drama category for her work on the Marvel series Loki. On the December 2022 issue Durald Arkapaw was the first woman of color to be featured on the front cover of American Cinematographer magazine for her praised work on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Her latest two films lensed in 2024 will be released next year. The Last Showgirl, her third film with director Gia Coppola, starring Pamela Anderson, Dave Bautista and Jamie Lee Curtis. Autumn most recently wrapped photography on Ryan Coogler’s next project he wrote and directed, starring Michael B Jordan. They photographed the feature in Kodak 65mm film. Durald Arkapaw is the first female cinematographer to ever shoot a feature film in IMAX 65mm and 65mm large-format film.
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