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Topping numerous Film of the Year polls (BFI’s Sight & Sound, The New York Times, Film Comment, AP), All We Imagine as Light is a luminous, intricately woven portrait of the intersecting lives of three nurses living in Mumbai. Written and directed by Payal Kapadia in her fiction feature debut, the film was selected for the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival, where it was awarded the Grand Prix.

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As much a tribute to Mumbai as it is a quiet critique, the film follows three very different women who have left their homes in search of opportunity in the big city. Each contends with her own emotional and material struggles, striving to build stability, both financial and personal, while questioning their relationships and navigating the pressures of a rapidly changing urban landscape shaped by gentrification and rising Hindu nationalism.

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A series of everyday yet nonetheless life-altering events unfold, prompting each woman to gently shed the societal expectations placed upon them, by others and by themselves. Lyrically told, visually rich, and suffused with atmosphere, longing, and gentle humour, this is a deeply rewarding and delicately crafted work. Both beautifully nuanced and disarmingly simple, it stands as a modern masterpiece.

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Join us for this special screening on April 9th.