While Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light was adjudged the best non-English film by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), Sandhya Suri’s police procedural thriller bagged two awards at the British Independent Film Awards 2024.
All We Imagine As Light impresses LAFCA
Kapadia’s Malayalam-Hindi drama beat Mohammad Rasoulof’s The Seed Of The Sacred Fig to bag the top honour at LAFCA. Rasoulof, however, was named the best director by the LAFCA, beating Sean Baker, whose directorial Anora was voted the best film of the year.
Winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes 2024, All We Imagine as Light also won best international feature at the Gotham Awards 2024 and the New York Film Critics Circle last week. Additionally, Sight and Sound magazine named it the best film of the year. The film earlier received the Jury Grand Prize at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) 2024.
Released in Indian theatres on November 22, All We Imagine as Light stars Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha and Chhaya Kadam. It examines themes of love, longing, and loneliness through the lives of three women in Mumbai. All We Imagine as Light lost to Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies as India’s official entry for the 97th Academy Awards.
Santosh shines at British Independent Film Awards 2024
Sandhya Suri’s Santosh performed well at the British Independent Film Awards 2024, winning best screenplay for Suri and Breakthrough Producer awards for Balthazar de Ganay and James Bowsher. It was also nominated in the best British independent film and best breakthrough screenwriter categories.
Written and directed by Suri, Santosh is the United Kingdom’s official submission for Best International Feature at the 97th Academy Awards. Starring Shahana Goswami in the titular role, alongside Sunita Rajwar, the story focuses on a widow navigating police corruption while rebuilding her life.
Santosh premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and was featured at the Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals. A co-production involving Good Chaos, Suitable Pictures, Haut Et Court, and Razor Film, the film will release in the UK on March 21, 2025.
