Filmmaker Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine As Light”, a Mumbai-set story about three women and their friendship, received two nominations at the 82nd Golden Globes in Best Motion Picture Non-English Language and the Best Direction -Motion Picture categories. It will compete with “Emilia Perez” (France), “The Girl With the Needle” (Poland), “I’m Still Here” (Brazil), “The Seed of the Sacred Fig (US) and “Vermiglio” (Italy) in the Best Non-English Language Motion Picture category.
In the Best Director category, Kapadia will compete with “The Brutalist” director Brady Corbet, Coralie Farge at “The Substance”, Edward Berger of “Conclave”, “Emilia Perez” director Jacques Audiard and Sean Baker for “Anora”.
“I’m deeply honoured by this nomination and grateful to the HFPA for this recognition. This is a celebration of everyone who worked so passionately on the film,” Kapadia said.
Meanwhile, Payal's film added yet another accolade to its collection. On December 3 the film won Best International Feature at the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC), just one day after claiming the same honor at the renowned Gotham Awards 2024.
The film tells the story of two roommates, Prabha and Anu, who are nurses navigating their own challenges. Prabha’s life is thrown into chaos when she receives an unexpected package from her estranged husband, while Anu, eager for privacy with her boyfriend, searches for a secluded spot in the Mumbai city.
