All We Imagine As Light

In ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT, the critically acclaimed fiction debut of Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia, we follow nurse Prabha and her roommate and fellow nurse Anu. Prabha and Anu have a different approach to life and love, with Prabha being estranged from her husband who lives and works in Germany and Anu having a secret relationship with a Muslim man.

When Prabha’s husband contacts her after a long time, this stirs up confusion in Prabha’s humble life in Mumbai. She has come to accepts a quiet existence, while the younger Anu still dares to dream of more. When their colleague and widow Parvaty is evicted from her home by a large building company and is forced to return to her hometown, the three women travel to the small coastal village together to help Parvaty settle in. There, they discover that the peaceful and quiet surroundings also offers the space to express their desires. With the beautiful cinematography of Ranabir Das – who captures one of the most wonderful ending scenes in film – ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT shows that family doesn’t only exist in the form of blood kinship, but also in the shape of kindred spirits.

Kapadia’s docufiction A NIGHT OF KNOWING NOTHING is also on our program.

With thanks to BOZAR, we welcome Payal Kapadia to Antwerp for an exceptional afternoon. After the screening of All We Imagine as Light on Thursday 5 March—briefly introduced by Kapadia—there will be a masterclass.