DVD
Writing with fire [videorecording] / written and directed by Rintu Thomas & Sushmit Ghosh.
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.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (98 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
- Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : Music Box Films, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Bonus features: Firemaking, the story of "Writing with fire" ; Filmmaker Q&A from the DOC NYC Premiere ; theatrical trailer. Originally produced as a documentary film in 2021. Title from container. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Meera Devi, Shyamkali Devi, Suneeta Prajapati. |
| Target Audience Note: | E. |
| System Details Note: | DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | For private home use only. |
| Language Note: | Audio tracks in Hindi, with optional subtitles in English. |
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| Genre: | Documentary films. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Indic. Nonfiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | DVD 079.54 Wri | 31681010274728 | NFDVD | Available | - |
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Follows a group of Dalit women who run India's only all-female newspaper and cover the country's political, social, and local issues from a female perspective. - Music Box Films
Uttar Pradesh, India, 2002: A small group of women-all belonging to the lowest social caste-chose to start a news service. Their publication Khabar Lahariya ("waves of news") thrives today, complete with a digital presence. The challenges they face as they engage in grassroots journalism in the face of apprehension and scorn from the politically and commercially empowered, to say nothing of their own male relatives, are tellingly explored in this remarkable documentary. 92 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Hindi; Subtitles: English. In Hindi with English subtitles.
