2024, India / France / Italy / Netherlands / Luxembourg, 115 minutes, drama
Director & Writer: Payal Kapadia
Cinematographer: Ranabir Das
Producers: Thomas Hakim, Julien Graff
Cast: Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam, Hridhu Haroon
Middle-aged nurse Prabha cautiously opens herself to a suitor while longing for her absent husband. Young Aunu is in a forbidden affair, and Parvati prepares to retire and leave the city. Their lives interweave in a rich, poetic portrait of Mumbai, blending desire, solitude, danger, and female solidarity.
Payal Kapadia
Payal Kapadia is an Indian filmmaker and graduate of the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India. She gained attention with her short film “Afternoon Clouds” (2017), which premiered at Cannes. Her debut feature “A Night of Knowing Nothing” (2021) won the L’Œil d’or for Best Documentary at Cannes. All We Imagine As Light (2024) is her first fiction feature.
Filmography:
2024 – All We Imagine As Light
2021 – A Night of Knowing Nothing
2017 – Afternoon Clouds
Awards:
2024 – Cannes Film Festival – Grand Prix
2021 – Cannes – L’Œil d’or (Best Documentary)