Autumn Durald Arkapaw Height, Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Birth Name	Autumn Cheyenne Durald
Full Name	Autumn Cheyenne Durald Arkapaw
Other Name	Autumn Cheyenne Durald Arkapaw ASC
Profession	Cinematographer
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 11" (180 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Dark Brown
Career
Awards	2025 • Best Cinematography award for the film 'Sinners' at the 91st New York Film Critics Circle Awards • Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography award for 'Sinners' at the 97th National Board of Review Awards • Impact Award for 'Sinners' at IndieWire Honors 2026 • Best Cinematography award for 'Sinners' at the 98th Academy Awards • Outstanding Cinematography award for 'Sinners' at the 26th Annual Black Reel Awards • Best Cinematography award for 'Sinners' at the 60th National Society of Film Critics Awards • Best Cinematography for a Feature Film award for 'Sinners' at the 3rd Prix AFC (French Society of Cinematographers Awards) • Best Cinematography award at the Girls on Film Awards
Personal Life
Date of Birth	14 December 1979 (Friday)
Age (as of 2025)	46 Years
Birthplace	Oxnard, California, United States
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	Filipino–Black (Creole)
Hometown	San Francisco Bay, California
School	San Ramon Valley High School, Danville, California (1996)
College/University	• Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California (2002) • AFI Conservatory, Los Angeles, California (2009)
Educational Qualification(s)	• A degree in Arts History from Loyola Marymount University • A Cinematography program from AFI Conservatory
Tattoo(s)	• On the Left Hand (dorsal side): 'A' (near thumb base) and some Chinese characters (near the wrist) • On the Right Arm: 'Durald' • On the Wrist: Her maternal grandfather's nitials inked in Baybayin script • On the Right Hand (dorsal side): 'D' (near thumb base)
Social Media	• Instagram • Twitter • Official Website
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	Year, 2015
Family
Husband/Spouse	Adam Arkapaw (cinematographer)
Children	Son- Aidan Daughter- None
Parents	Father- Tony Bernez (businessman) Mother- Peggy Bautista (maiden name)
Grandparents	Maternal Grandfather- Guillermo Pagan Bautista (deceased)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Daphne Selfe

• Autumn Durald Arkapaw grew up in San Francisco Bay Area, California.

• She has Filipino roots from her mother’s side and Black Creole heritage from her father’s side.

• Autumn considers her maternal grandfather, Guillermo Pagan Bautista, the most important figure in her life. She even has his initials inked on her wrist in Baybayin script.
  

  A childhood picture of Autumn Durald Arkapaw with her maternal grandfather

• Her maternal grandfather grew up in Masantol, Pampanga, Philippines. During World War II, he joined the service, which led him to move his family to the United Kingdom.

• Her maternal grandfather was a resistance fighter during the time Japan ruled the Philippines and survived the Bataan Death March (1942), which influenced her childhood and family.

• Durald’s mother, Peggy Bautista, was born in England and later moved to the United States with the family. Since she had six brothers, Autumn’s childhood was spent in a large Filipino Roman Catholic family with many cousins.

• She developed an interest in visuals by exploring her grandparents’ travel photos, which let her connect with family and see the world.

• She also spent time with her mother watching films, visiting museums, and doing art activities with her grandmother as a kid.
  

  Autumn Durald Arkapaw’s mother

• During high school, she started taking her own photographs and planned to study art history to become a curator or intern at Sotheby’s, a famous auction house.

• Autumn later joined Loyola Marymount University (LMU) and pursued a course in art history. There, she re-watched films like ‘Raging Bull’ (1980) and ‘Broadway Danny Rose’ (1984) to notice every detail and understand films better.

• Autumn began working in advertising after graduating from college. She then worked as a camera assistant on films.

• She has worked as a cinematographer for some television shows, such as ‘On the Road in America’ (2007) and ‘The Kick of Destiny’
  (2023).

• She has also worked on music videos for songs like London Grammar’s ‘Strong’ (2013), Big Sean’s ‘Ashley’ (2014), Jonas Brothers’ ‘Sucker’ (2019), and Rihanna‘s ‘Lift Me Up’ (2022).

• In 2021, she worked on an episode of the television series ‘Loki,’ which streamed on Disney+.

• She has also worked for various films like ‘Palo Alto’ (2013), ‘One & Two’ (2015), ‘The Sun Is Also a Star’ (2019), ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ (2022), and ‘The Last Showgirl’ (2024).
  

  A picture of Autumn Durald Arkapaw and actor Winston Duke from the set of the film ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ (2022)

• Autumn Durald shot ‘Sinners’ (2025) on 65 mm film using IMAX 15-perf and Ultra Panavision 70 cameras. She became the first female director of photography to work on a large-format IMAX film.
  

  A picture of Autumn Durald Arkapaw and filmmaker Ryan Coogler from the set of the film ‘Sinners’ (2025)

• She used a 1930s Mississippi photo book by Eudora Welty as inspiration for ‘Sinners,’ which guided her camera choices and settings.

• In 2026, Autumn Durald was nominated for the Best Cinematography award for ‘Sinners’ at the 98th Academy Awards, becoming the the fourth woman and first woman of colour to achieve this.

• She won the Best Cinematography award for ‘Sinners’ at the 98th Academy Awards which made her the first Black person, and the first Filipino to win in that category.

• In 2026, Durald won the Outstanding Cinematography award for ‘Sinners’ at the 26th Annual Black Reel Awards, becoming the first woman to win this.