Payal Kapadia, left, and producer Thomas Hakim pose with the Best International Feature award for ‘All We Imagine as Light’ during The Gothams Film Awards at Cipriani Wall Street | Photo Credit: Evan Agostini
Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia We imagine everything as light swept the 2024 Gotham Awards, earning the Best International Feature award during the ceremony held Monday night at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. The film, a Malayalam-Hindi drama, stood in the competitive category green border, harsh truth, inside the yellow cocoon shellAnd Vermiglio,
While accepting the award, Kapadia expressed his excitement, saying, “This is our first fiction feature film, so it’s great to get it.” The win is particularly significant as the film was not selected as India’s official entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the upcoming Oscars, a position that belongs to Kiran Rao. missing ladies,
Kapadia highlights the representation of Indian women filmmakers indiewire“I think it’s really great that two films from India are doing so well, and they’re both made by women. So it’s a very good year for us.”
We imagine everything as lightIt had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2023, and has had a remarkable journey, including winning the Grand Prix award at Cannes – a historic first for an Indian film. The film also received the Jury Grand Prize at the 2024 Asia Pacific Screen Awards, adding to its praise.
The film centers on Prabha (Kani Kusruti), a Mumbai nurse whose life takes an unexpected turn when her estranged husband sends her a pot of rice to cook. Along with Prabha’s story, the film explores the lives of her roommate Anu (Divya Prabha) and friend Parvati (Chhaya Kadam), weaving a touching tale of urban struggles and resilience.
Gotham Awards celebrate excellence in independent cinema a different man Award for Best Feature, and Colman Domingo (sing Sing) Taking home outstanding leadership performance.
published – December 03, 2024 10:33 am IST
