India's first screening of "All We Imagine As Light," which created history at the Cannes Film Festival will take place in theaters
All India release on November 22
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| Payal Kapadia |
The drama, which is set in Mumbai, centers on two roommates and nurses who decide to travel to a seaside town in search of a place where their fantasies can come true. Over the past five years, Payal Kapadia has traveled with the Indian producers all based in Mumbai to bring the film to life.
All We Imagine As Light movie had a global premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival and was presented by Petit Chaos. Out of the four female-directed movies in the class, this is the first Indian film to compete since 1994. The movie made history by being the first Indian film to win the Grand Prix. It is the first Indian film to be included in the main competition of the Festival de Cannes in the past 30 years. In addition, Payal Kapadia is the first female Indian filmmaker to be chosen for this contest. "All We Imagine As Light" is one of 22 movies competing for the Palme d'Or prize, along with well-known directors like Andrea Arnold, Francis Ford Coppola, Jia Zhangke, Paolo Sorrentino, Sean Baker, and Ali Abbasi.
Following its Cannes Festival premiere, the movie has been chosen to play at several international film festivals, including the Telluride Film Festival, the TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival, the New York Film Festival, and the San Sebastian Film Festival. The movie is one of the favorites among Oscar pundits to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Picture.
"All we imagine as Light", an Indian film directed by Payal Kapadia, has been chosen for the 2024 Cannes Film Festival competition category. Thirty years have passed since Shaji N Karun's 1994 Malayalam film "Swaham" was nominated for the Palme d'Or.
Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light movie was released in Indian theaters on November 22, 2024. The movie was earlier released in Kerala theaters on September 21, 2024. This is the first time the movie will be shown in Indian theaters. Indian distributor Spirit Media, owned by Rana Daggubati, is releasing the movie. The movie debuted on a few screens in Kerala before being shown in India's main cities. The film's makers are preparing for the Kerala premiere to mark the beginning of the movie's theatrical run in India. In Malayalam, the movie is titled "Prabhayaay Nenachathellam".
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| Rana Daggubati |
The film's central story revolves around two Keralan women who move to Mumbai to work and pursue their dreams, according to director Payal Kapadia thus, Kerala would be the first state to see the movie in theaters. She went on to say that she is thrilled the film would be screened across India. Spirit Media's owner Rana Daggubati expresses his pride in introducing this amazing movie to Indian viewers, beginning with Kerala. He continues by saying that the movie offers a pan-Indian experience, with multilingual characters from various regions of the nation.
Synopsis
When Nurse Prabha's estranged spouse unexpectedly sends her a present, it throws off her routine in Mumbai. Anu, her younger roommate, searches the city in vain for a place where she can have an intimate moment with her boyfriend.
LEAD CAST
LEAD CREW
Payal Kapadia .. Director, Writer
Julien Graff, Thomas Hakim .. Producers
Ranabir Das .. Cinematography
Clément Pinteaux, Jeanne Sarfati .. Editor
Shamim Khan .. Art Director
* .. Makeup
* .. Costumes
* .. Background Score
* .. Production Controller
* .. Action
* .. Pro
* .. Stills
* .. Designs
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