All We Imagine As Light, Girls Will Be Girls, Laapataa Ladies

Dive into the Indian films capturing global attention and our interviews with the filmmakers. One thing central to all of them? A focus on women and their worldview. In All We Imagine As Light, meet Prabha and Anu — two Malayali nurses — and Parvathy, the hospital’s cook. The three women call Mumbai home but also face desire, loneliness, and loss. In Girls Will Be Girls, meet Mira Kishore, the head prefect in a school whose teachers constantly police the girls, and her mother, Anila, an alum of the same school. And in Laapataa Ladies, meet Phool and Pushpa, two mixed-up brides who must find their way home. All We Imagine As Light clinched Best International Film at the Gotham Awards and is playing in theaters, Laapataa Ladies became India’s official Oscar entry and is streaming on Netflix, and Girls Will Be Girls debuts on Amazon Prime today.