A Night of Knowing Nothing

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A Night of Knowing Nothing
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Directed by Payal Kapadia
Written byPayal Kapadia
Himanshu Prajapati
Produced byRanabir Das
Julien Graff
Thomas Hakim
Narrated byBhumisuta Das
CinematographyRanabir Das
Edited byRanabir Das
Production
companies
petit chaos
Another Birth
Distributed bySquare Eyes
Release date
  • 15 July 2021 (2021-07-15)(Cannes)
Running time
97 minutes
CountriesFrance
India
LanguagesHindi
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]

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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]

Release

A Night of Knowing Nothing premiered in the Directors' Fortnight stream at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. [1] It was also screened at the 26th Busan International Film Festival and nominated for 'Busan Cinephile Award' in 'Wide Angle' section in October 2021. [7]

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the documentary holds an approval rating of 96% based on 24 reviews, with an average rating of 8/10. [8]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2021 Asia Pacific Screen Awards Best Feature Film Payal Kapadia, Thomas Hakim, Julien Graff and Ranabir DasNominated [9]
2021 Busan International Film Festival Sonje AwardA Night of Knowing NothingNominated [7]
2021 Cannes Film Festival Caméra d'Or Payal Kapadia Nominated [10]
Golden Eye Won
2021 Toronto International Film Festival Amplify Voices Award Won [11]
2022 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Best DocumentaryA Night of Knowing NothingWon [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Payal Kapadia's 'A Night of Knowing Nothing' part of Directors' Fortnight section at Cannes 2021". The Hindu . PTI. 8 June 2021. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Naman Ramachandran, "Cannes Fresh Faces: Directors’ Fortnight Selection ‘A Night of Knowing Nothing’ Director Payal Kapadia" Archived 20 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine . Variety , 9 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Marta Bałaga, "Review: A Night of Knowing Nothing" Archived 20 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine . Cineuropa, 19 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Cannes' Golden Eye award goes to A Night of Knowing Nothing". Hindustan Times . 18 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Steve Pond, "‘Belfast’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award" Archived 12 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine . TheWrap , 18 September 2021.
  6. ↑ Orlando Parfitt, "Square Eyes takes worldwide rights to Directors’ Fortnight doc ‘A Night of Knowing Nothing’" Archived 23 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine . Screen Daily , 4 August 2021.
  7. 1 2 "A NIGHT OF KNOWING NOTHING". Mubi. 20 September 2021. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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