All We Imagine As Light

Synopsis

Winner of the 2024 Cannes Grand Prix.

In Mumbai, Nurse Prabha’s routine is troubled when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband.

Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a spot in the city to be intimate with her boyfriend.

A trip to a beach town allows them to find a space for their desires to manifest.

“Filmed with exquisite elegance and precision, ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT surprises for its subtly unconventional and even subversive approach to visual storytelling and confirms [director Payal] Kapadia as one of the most singular and compelling voices of contemporary cinema. — Paolo Bertolin, Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival artistic director.