| A Night of Knowing Nothing | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Payal Kapadia |
| Written by | Payal Kapadia Himanshu Prajapati |
| Produced by | Ranabir Das Julien Graff Thomas Hakim |
| Narrated by | Bhumisuta Das |
| Cinematography | Ranabir Das |
| Edited by | Ranabir Das |
Production companies | petit chaos Another Birth |
| Distributed by | Square Eyes |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Countries | France India |
| Languages | Hindi Bengali |
A Night of Knowing Nothing is a documentary film, directed by Payal Kapadia and released in 2021.[1] An exploration of university student life in India,[2] the film centres on letters written by L., a student at the Film and Television Institute of India, to her estranged boyfriend after they are separated when he is forced to quit film school and denied permission from his family to continue dating L. because she is not of the same caste.[3]
The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight stream at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival,[1] where it was named the winner of the L'Œil d'or award for Best Documentary Film.[4] It was subsequently screened at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was one of the winners of the Amplify Voices Award.[5]
The film has been acquired for commercial distribution by Square Eyes.[6]
- ^ a b "Payal Kapadia's 'A Night of Knowing Nothing' part of Directors' Fortnight section at Cannes 2021". The Hindu. PTI. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ Naman Ramachandran, "Cannes Fresh Faces: Directors’ Fortnight Selection ‘A Night of Knowing Nothing’ Director Payal Kapadia". Variety, 9 July 2021.
- ^ Marta Bałaga, "Review: A Night of Knowing Nothing". Cineuropa, 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Cannes' Golden Eye award goes to A Night of Knowing Nothing". Hindustan Times. 18 July 2021.
- ^ Steve Pond, "‘Belfast’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award". TheWrap, 18 September 2021.
- ^ Orlando Parfitt, "Square Eyes takes worldwide rights to Directors’ Fortnight doc ‘A Night of Knowing Nothing’". Screen Daily, 4 August 2021.