Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia’s film All We Imagine As Light bagged the Grand Prix award at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. Scroll down to read about it! New Delhi: Filmmaker Payal Kapadia made history on Saturday as her captivating drama All We Imagine as Light clinched the Grand Prix award at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. This accolade is the festival’s second-most prestigious prize, following the Palme d’Or, and was presented during the closing ceremony of the 77th edition.
All We Imagine as Light clinches the Grand Prix award Payal’s feature directorial debut screened on Thursday night and has since garnered rave reviews from international critics. All We Imagine as Light became the first Indian film in 30 years, and the first ever by an Indian female director, to be featured in the festival’s main competition. The screening received an eight-minute standing ovation from the audience, further cementing its place in the history books.
The film, a Malayalam-Hindi feature, revolves around Prabha, a nurse who receives an unexpected gift from her long-estranged husband, disrupting her life. Her younger roommate, Anu, struggles to find privacy in the bustling city to be alone with her boyfriend. The narrative takes a mystical turn when the two nurses embark on a road trip to a beach town, where a mystical forest becomes a space for their dreams to manifest.
International critics have lauded Payal’s storytelling prowess, highlighting her ability to weave a compellin.
