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ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT Review: A Major Work of Contemporary Indian Cinema

Payal Kapadia's soul-stirring docudrama, A Night of Knowing Nothing, delicately weaved together India's national politics, student protest movement, cinema, and its nostalgia in 2021. Her follow-up narrative film, All We Imagine as Light, proves that she is one of the...

FICUNAM 2024: Harmony Korine's AGGRO DR1FT, VĂ­ctor Erice's CLOSE YOUR EYES Among Highlights of the Program

Everything is ready for the 14th edition of the Festival Internacional de Cine UNAM (FICUNAM), which will take place from June 13 to 20 in Mexico City. As part of the Atlas section, we will finally be able to see...

Cannes 2024 Review: ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT, A Major Achievement of Indian Cinema

Grand Prix Winner of Cannes 2024 showcases the emergence of a new voice depicting underrepresented, working-class India from a woman's perspective.

Review: A NIGHT OF KNOWING NOTHING Documents India's Student Protests with Poeticism

Payal Kapadia's documentary is a tapestry of grainy 16mm, archival and surveillance cam footage, beautifully capturing the spirit of youth and their undying idealism in the chaotic, uncertain times in which we live.