Payal Kapadia Interview | Sucharita Tyagi | Cannes 2024, All We Imagine as Light

An Indian film is in competition at Cannes after 30 years! Spoke with the director of All We Imagine as Light, Payal Kapadia about how she received the news, putting together an incredible cast, what her film is about, why she placed it in Mumbai and so much more in this conversation. Was the film first selected for another category at Cannes? Watch the full interview to hear Payal’s story!

The 77th annual Cannes Film Festival is a film festival taking place from 14 to 25 May 2024.American filmmaker and actress Greta Gerwig will serve as jury president for the main competition. French actress Camille Cottin will host the opening and closing ceremonies. Payal Kapadia is an Indian filmmaker. She is best known for having won the Golden Eye award for best documentary film at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival for her film A Night of Knowing Nothing.In 2017, her film Afternoon Clouds was the only Indian film that was selected for the 70th Cannes Film Festival. All We Imagine as Light is a 2024 film written and directed by Payal Kapadia. It stars Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam and Hridhu Haroon in the lead roles.