ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT is the first Indian film to appear in the main competition at Cannes since 1994 and it took home the Grand Prix 2024.

The film follows Nurse Prabha, whose 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.

The Film’s director, Payal Kapadia won the Golden Eye for Best Documentary at Cannes in 2021 for her hybrid film, A NIGHT OF KNOWING NOTHING. ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT is her first narrative feature film.