A Night of Knowing Nothing(bcDocs)

Set against the backdrop of social and political unrest in India, Kapadia unlocks the hidden memoirs of a troubled student, L, studying at the Film and Television Institute of India. L’s letters unravel her reflections with her estranged love, socio-political situations, human rights and filmmaking. Captured in a dreamlike recollection of thoughts, Payal Kapadia’s documentary feature debut blends dream and reality to submerge audience into a stream where memory, reality and imagination intertwines. Caught between the tides of personal and societal upheaval, comes a film that finds the courage in change, while searching for the meaning of filmmaking in turbulence.

Winner of the L'Oeil d'or award.