Following its global success and critical acclaim, including a BAFTA nomination, Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light will stream exclusively on BFI Player from 17 February 2025, with a BFI Blu-ray/DVD release on 3 March.
Since its cinema debut on 29 November 2024, the film has earned over £370K at the UK box office. BFI Player subscribers can enjoy the film at home on various devices, accompanied by a 30-minute interview with Kapadia, hosted by Ashanti Omkar. A 14-day free trial is available, with subscriptions at £6.99/month or £65/year.
Starring Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, and Chhaya Kadam, ‘All We Imagine as Light’ was the first Indian film in three decades to compete at Cannes and made history with Payal Kapadia as the first female Indian filmmaker in the festival’s Official Competition.
Following its Cannes Grand Prix win, the film earned global recognition, including BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations, and nods from BIFA and the London Critics’ Circle. It won the Gotham Award for Best International Feature, the APSA Grand Jury Prize, and the Silver Hugo at Chicago. Recognised by major critics' circles, it was named ‘Film of the Year’ by ‘Sight and Sound’, ‘The New York Times’, and ‘Film Comment’, and won a Golden Tomato for ‘Best Limited Release Movie’.
Director Payal Kapadia, a Film & Television Institute of India graduate, previously premiered ‘Afternoon Clouds’ (2017) at Cannes Cinéfondation and ‘And What Is The Summer Saying’ (2018) at Berlinale. Her debut feature, ‘A Night of Knowing Nothing’ (2021), won the Golden Eye Documentary Prize at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.
