Believe the Hype: While Moderately Flawed, Payal Kapadia’s ‘All We Imagine as Light’ Deserves the Accolades It Has Garnered

Working with cinematographer Ranabir Das, Kapadia traverses Mumbai’s byways with an ethnographic eye, crafting a free-ranging tale of hard-scrabble lives that has been recognized for its focus on ‘subjects related to the female world.’

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Kani Kusturi and Divya Prabha in 'All We Imagine as Light.' Via Janus Films and Sideshow

Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine as Light” comes to New York City attached with a host of commendations and honors. We’ll wait to hear what the jurors at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards have to say about it, but Ms. Kapadia’s picture has already been recognized by the San Sebastián International Film Festival for its focus on “subjects related to the female world.” 

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