Writing with Fire
DocumentaryHistory
7.3/10
|IN
|hi
|97 min
Release Date: 2021-01-30
Overview - In a cluttered news landscape dominated by men, emerges India’s only newspaper run by Dalit women. Armed with smartphones, Chief Reporter Meera and her journalists break traditions on the frontlines of India’s biggest issues and within the confines of their own homes, redefining what it means to be powerful.
Production Companies
Black Ticket FilmsSundance InstituteThe Bertha FoundationIDFA Bertha FundGUCCISørfond
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Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots
9/10
I don’t get excited about documentary films very often, but “Writing With Fire” is one that I loved from start to finish. The filmmaking team of Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh have crafted an inspiring feature about the women journalists who run Khabar Lahariya, India’s only all-female news network. You likely haven’t heard of them before, but you’ll be inspired by their fearless work after watchi...
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Peter McGinn
7/10
I have nothing but respect for these women journalists. I give them ten stars each and collectively for their courage and determination. Having said that, for me this documentary about them falls a bit short of what it should be under the circumstances There are two reasons I say this. One is that we don’t seem to see any passion in the interviews or filming, the excitement or outrage that mus...
