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Writing with fire / written and directed by Rintu Thomas & Sushmit Ghosh.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: MBFHE183 | Music Box FilmsLanguage: Hindi Original language: Hindi Subtitle language: English Publisher: [Chicago, Illinois] : Music Box Films, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Cast: Meera Devi, Shyamkali Devi, Suneeta Prajapati.Summary: A fearless group of journalists maintain India's only women-led news outlet. All from the Dalit caste, the women of Khabar Lahariya prepare to transition the newspaper from print to digital while fighting for marginalized voices in the world's largest democracy. The film chronicles the astonishing determination of these reporters as they redefine what it means to be powerful.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A fearless group of journalists maintain India's only women-led news outlet. All from the Dalit caste, the women of Khabar Lahariya prepare to transition the newspaper from print to digital while fighting for marginalized voices in the world's largest democracy. The film chronicles the astonishing determination of these reporters as they redefine what it means to be powerful.

DVD, wide screen, Dolby digital 5.1

Hindi dialogue; English subtitles.

Title from disc surface.

Meera Devi, Shyamkali Devi, Suneeta Prajapati.

Originally produced as a documentary film in 2021.

Wide screen.

A fearless group of journalists maintain India's only women-led news outlet. All from the Dalit caste, the women of Khabar Lahariya prepare to transition the newspaper from print to digital while fighting for marginalized voices in the world's largest democracy. The film chronicles the astonishing determination of these reporters as they redefine what it means to be powerful.

Bonus features: Firemaking, the story of "Writing with fire" ; Filmmaker Q&A from the DOC NYC Premiere ; theatrical trailer.

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