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

Devi, Meera, (on-screen participant.). Devi, Shyamkali, (on-screen participant.). Ghosh, Sushmit, (film director,, screenwriter.). Prajapati, Suneeta, (on-screen participant.). Thomas, Rintu, (film director,, screenwriter.). Music Box Films, (publisher.). Meera Devi, Shyamkali Devi, Suneeta Prajapati. (Cast).

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.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (98 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
  • Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : Music Box Films, [2022]

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.
Subject: Khabara lahariyā.
Rural journalism > India > Bundelkhand.
Rural women > Social conditions > Press coverage > India > Bundelkhand.
Women in journalism > India > Bundelkhand.
Women in rural development > Press coverage > India > Bundelkhand.
Genre: Documentary films.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Indic.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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