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Barack Obama Favorite Movies: Like every year, this year too former US President Barack Obama has shared a list of his favorite films. Barack Obama is fond of films and music. Every year they watch films made all over the world. Then at the end of the year, he shares the list of his favorite films on social media and advises fans to watch that film. This time Obama’s list is special because he has described director Payal Kapadia’s film ‘All We Imagine as Light’ as his favorite film.
This film became Obama’s favorite
On Friday, Barack Obama shared a post on his official Instagram handle. This post contained a list of his favorite films. It reads, List of Barack Obama’s favorite films of 2024. All We Imagine as Light, Conclave, The Piano Lesson, The Promised Land, The Seed of the Sacred Figure, Dune Part 2, Anora, Didi, Sugarcane, A Complete Unknown. In the caption of this post, Barack Obama wrote, “These are some movies I want you to see this year.”
Screened at the Cannes Film Festival
It is a big thing for the film ‘All We Imagine as Light’ to be in Barack Obama’s list. This proves that this excellent film has won the heart of Barack Obama. This film of director Payal Kapadia is getting a lot of appreciation on the international stage. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024. ‘All We Imagine as Light’ was entered directly into the main competition at this prestigious festival. And he received the Grand Prix, the second best award at Cannes. The film was the first Indian film to reach the main competition at Cannes in almost 30 years. It became the first Indian film to win the Grand Prix in almost 70 years.
missed the chance to go to the oscars
There was talk of sending this film to the Oscars. But the Film Federation of India decided to send director Kiran Rao’s ‘Missing Ladies’ to the Oscars instead of ‘All We Imagine as Light’. ‘Missing Ladies’ is now out of the Oscar race.