Watch ‘All We Imagine as Light’ Director Payal Kapadia Share Her Picks from the Criterion Closet
Kapadia’s extensive knowledge of cinema should come as no surprise. In a recent interview with IndieWire’s Anne Thompson, the auteur explained that years of following the arthouse and festival ecosystem helped her cast the film’s two leads, Divya Prabha and Kani Kusruti.
Payal Kapadia, director of 'All We Imagine as Light,' sees another way
Kapadia’s first fully narrative film, “All We Imagine as Light,” begins more like a documentary, surveying Mumbai, particularly at night, before gently gravitating toward three women, all of them hospital workers, who are juggling their workaday realities, and those of India’s stratified society, with their own aspirations.
Payal Kapadia on the Gently Radical Drama 'All We Imagine as Light'
O n May 26, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated filmmaker Payal Kapadia on the Cannes success of All We Imagine as Light, her drama slated for U.S. release on Nov. 15. Not only was it the first Indian film to play in competition at Cannes in 30 years,
EXCLUSIVE | Payal Kapadia on her film 'All We Imagine As Light': 'Made this film trying to raise money from government grants because...'
In an exclusive interview with Firstpost, the director of this gem, Payal Kapadia, poured her heart out and spoke about the city of Mumbai, the challenges of making independent cinema, the characters she has written for this film,
Payal Kapadia lauds Chhaya Kadam’s lyricism in ‘All We Imagine As Light’
Payal Kapadia praises Chhaya Kadam for her brilliant performance and improvisational flair in 'All We Imagine As Light'.
‘All We Imagine As Light’: Payal Kapadia on her love letter to Mumbai and its women
Kapadia won the Grand Prix at Cannes 2024 for her film about three women and their uneasy relationships with men and the city they call home.
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Her film floors audiences worldwide, even if her home country dropped the ball
Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia remembers seeing Wong Kar-wai’s “Chungking Express” as a teenager and adoring its dreamlike ...
Cannes prizewinner Payal Kapadia: ‘In India identity comes in the way of a lot of things’
The director of ‘All We Imagine as Light’ discusses big city lives, urban migration and Mumbai’s violent gentrification ...
Sideshow/Janus Films Debuts Payal Kapadia‘s Acclaimed Cannes Grand Prix Winner ‘All We Imagine As Light' – Specialty Preview
Partners Sideshow Pictures and Janus Films open All We Imagine As Light and will follow the playbook for Drive My Car, the ...
Payal Kapadia: It’s only in cinemas where you can cry in front of strangers
D espite her historic Grand Prix win at Cannes for All We Imagine As Light, Payal Kapadia says she didn’t want too much ...
Review: In ‘All We Imagine as Light,’ the big-city blues yield to a sublime sisterhood
Winner of the Cannes Grand Prix, writer-director Payal Kapadia's intimate spell of a movie shows a complex side of India that ...
Payal Kapadia on Laapataa Ladies being India's Oscar pick: I've been a fan of Kiran Rao since Dhobi Ghat
Payal Kapadia reflects on her film All We Imagine As Light, the unpredictability of the Oscars race, and her support for ...
Payal Kapadia on Chhaya Kadam: She brings certain lyricism to dialogues
Payal Kapadia, celebrating Chhaya Kadam's performance in 'All We Imagine As Light', highlights the actress's unique lyricism ...