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  • 2021
  • Not Rated
  • Music Box Films
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2021
  • Not Rated
  • Music Box Films
  • 1 h 32 m

Summary Reporting from a social environment built to divide based on caste and gender, a fearless group of journalists maintain India’s only women-led news outlet. The women of Khabar Lahariya (‘Waves of News’) prepare to transition the newspaper from print to digital even though many of their reporters don’t have access to electricity at home. ...

Directed By: Sushmit Ghosh, Rintu Thomas

  • 2021
  • Not Rated
  • Music Box Films
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2021
  • Not Rated
  • Music Box Films
  • 1 h 32 m

Writing with Fire

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 13 Critic Reviews
84
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings
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Summary Reporting from a social environment built to divide based on caste and gender, a fearless group of journalists maintain India’s only women-led news outlet. The women of Khabar Lahariya (‘Waves of News’) prepare to transition the newspaper from print to digital even though many of their reporters don’t have access to electricity at home. ...

Directed By: Sushmit Ghosh, Rintu Thomas

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Universal Acclaim Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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100
Dec 3, 2021
Writing With Fire, directed by Sushmit Ghosh and Rintu Thomas, tags along with these remarkable women as they go about their work. Viewers sit in on editorial meetings and training sessions, and go out in the field...It’s well worth seeking out.
By G. Allen Johnson FULL REVIEW
90
Dec 21, 2021
I’m fascinated by these women who cover dangerous ground – treading centuries of patriarchy and caste prejudice with measure and grace.
By Aparita Bhandari FULL REVIEW
90
Sep 16, 2021
Thomas and Ghosh have found their angle, and it’s a powerful one.
By Jessica Kiang FULL REVIEW
83
Mar 17, 2022
You can’t help be inspired by their courage under fire from all angles. Seeing these women smile in the faces of men telling them what they’re doing is wrong or refusing to understand the nuance of something as simple as filler shots for professionally edited interviews is as potent as them giving each one the middle finger since their presence in the news world is that and more on its own.
By Jared Mobarak FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 16, 2021
Whether the pen is mightier than the sword may be up for debate, but as this engaging and hopeful documentary by Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh shows, words have the power to change things when wielded carefully.
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75
Nov 29, 2021
Concise and crucial, Writing with Fire adeptly and urgently conveys the necessity of journalism—especially in places that actively try to suppress its reach.
By Natalia Keogan FULL REVIEW
67
Nov 24, 2021
Writing With Fire is at its best when emphasizing the barriers these women have to overcome daily to fulfill their desires to be journalists, and showcasing the importance of Khabar Lahariya’s work where corruption runs amok.
By Jenny Nulf FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings
7.0
57% Positive
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Production Company Black Ticket Films
Release Date Nov 26, 2021
Duration 1 h 32 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website https://www.writingwithfire.in/
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Awards

Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Sundance Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Social Impact Media Awards, US
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations

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