15/11/2024
This week has been all about inspiring women! It was lovely meeting Payal Kapadia, Director of Cannes Grand Prix winner for “All We Imagine As Light”
Payal is an Indian filmmaker. In 2017, her short film Afternoon Clouds was the only Indian film selected for the 70th Cannes Film Festival. In 2021, she won the Golden Eye award for best documentary film at the 74th Cannes Film Festival for her debut feature A Night of Knowing Nothing.
Now In 2024, Payal won the Grand Prix at the 77th Cannes Film Festival for her fiction feature debut “All We Imagine as Light!” The film premiered at the Festival in May and was the first film from India to compete in the main competition since 1994.
All We Imagine as Light is a drama film written and directed by Payal. The cast includes Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam and Hridhu Haroon.
The movie releases Friday November 15 and is a must watch! So tell all your friends and support South Asian films and of course South Asian female filmmakers!