Janus Films and Sideshow’s acclaimed drama ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT is set to make its SVOD debut early next month, arriving on the Criterion Channel on March 9th, 2025, following a live-streaming premiere event at 8 pm ET.  The film world premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix prize, and launched in US theaters on November 15th, 2024. It arrived on VOD and digital platforms on February 4th, 2025.

All We Imagine as Light is written and directed by Payal Kapadia, and stars Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam and Hridhu Haroon.

In the film, in Mumbai, Nurse Prabha's routine is troubled when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a spot in the city to be intimate with her boyfriend. A trip to a beach town allows them to find a space for their desires to manifest.

The film topped the Sight & Sound poll for best film of 2024 and was named one of the top five international films of 2024 by the National Board of Review. At the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, the film received two nominations, for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Director.

We’ve added the release date to our streaming calendar. Buy or rent the film from Amazon, and check out the official US trailer below.

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