“You could just vanish into thin air, and no one would even know.” Janus Films has revealed the official US trailer for an acclaimed indie drama titled All We Imagine As Light, made by a young Indian filmmaker named Payal Kapadia. This first premiered at the …
by Alex Billington October 9, 2024Source: YouTube “You could just vanish into thin air, and no one would even know.” Janus Films has revealed the official US trailer for an acclaimed indie drama titled All We Imagine As Light, made by a young Indian filmmaker named Payal Kapadia. This first premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival earlier this year as one of the most acclaimed films of the festival, picking up the Grand Prix award. The Mumbai-set story follows two nurses & roommates who head off on trip to a beach town to find a space where their desires can manifest. 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. The cast features Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam, and Hridhu Haroon. They escape to a coastal town which leads them to break free from the constraints that have defined their entire existence thus far. Many of effusive critics quotes are included in this trailer, highlighting just how loved it is by critics. It also played at Karlovy Vary, TIFF, Telluride, NYFF, San Sebastian, Vancouver, & others. Keep an eye out for this. Here’s the official US trailer for Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light, direct from YouTube: You can rewatch the festival promo for Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light right here for the first look. Prabha (Kani Kusruti) and Anu (Divya Prabha) are nurses living in Mumbai who are both troubled by their relationships. Prabha’s routine is troubled when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. The two embark on road trip to a beach town where “the mystical forest becomes a space for their dreams to manifest.” All We Imagine As Light is written and directed by the Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia, making her narrative feature directorial debut after directing the doc film A Night of Knowing Nothing previously, as well as many other short films before this. It’s produced by Julien Graff and Thomas Hakim. This initially premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival earlier this year in the Main Competition – where it won the Grand Prix award. It also played at TIFF this fall. Janus Films will debut Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light in select US theaters starting November 15th, 2024 coming soon this fall. Look good? Find more posts: Foreign Films, Indies, To Watch, Trailer FEATURED POSTS FOLLOW FS HERE Check Alex’s new account on Bluesky: Get the latest posts sent via Telegram Add our posts to your Feedly: click here Your Privacy Manager LATEST TO WATCH ▶ Doc Film ‘No One Asked You’ Trailer Showcasing Humor and Activism (Oct 13) ▶ Official Trailer for ‘Feather Christmas’ Comedy Featuring a Pet Chicken (Oct 13) ▶ Boxing in Victorian East End London ‘A Thousand Blows’ Series Teaser (Oct 11) ▶ Women of Music Doc ‘Louder: The Soundtrack of Change’ Full Trailer (Oct 11) ▶ Official Trailer for Entrancing Doc ‘Nocturnes’ About Studying Moths (Oct 11) Want emails instead?Subscribe to our dailynewsletter updates: © 2006-2024 First Showing® LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Letterboxd ➚ | Bookshop ➚ | Support FS ➚