Ryan Coogler's "Sinners," a genre-bending vampire film, features groundbreaking cinematography by Autumn Durald Arkapaw, who becomes the first female director of photography to shoot in IMAX 65mm. The film uniquely combines IMAX with Ultra Panavision 70, employing vastly different aspect ratios to enhance its narrative of brutal historical contexts and supernatural elements. Starring Michael B. Jordan, "Sinners" explores the haunting legacy of the Jim Crow South, with its blues music serving as a backdrop to the dark story. The initial vision for the film shifted to embrace larger formats for a richer visual storytelling experience.
I read the script and I was just blown away. The visuals just jumped off the page, and I could already see in my head how layered and textured the light would be.
The film emphasizes both its period trappings and supernatural atmosphere... it demanded the larger expanse of 65mm to capture its otherworldly take on the Jim Crow South.
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