Writing with Fire (2021)
January 30, 2021Release Date
Writing with Fire (2021)
January 30, 2021Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently Writing with Fire is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Kanopy, Hoopla
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Meera Devi
Self
Suneeta Prajapati
Self
Shyamkali Devi
Self
Patty Quillin
Executive Producer
Rintu Thomas
Producer / Director
Sushmit Ghosh
Director / Producer / Editor
Tajdar Junaid
Original Music Composer
Susmit Bob Nath
Sound Designer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 30, 2021
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
Box Office$27,544
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Writing with Fire is a 2021 Indian documentary film directed by filmmakers Sushmit Ghosh and Rintu Thomas about the journalists running the Dalit women led newspaper Khabar Lahariya, as they shift from 14-years of print to digital journalism using smartphones. It is the first Indian feature documentary to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Produced under Ghosh and Thomas' Black Ticket Films banner, the film had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, where it won two awards, the Audience Award and a Special Jury Award in the World Cinema Documentary category. It received unanimous acclaim from film festivals and critics, winning several international awards and critical acclaim from the press. It was named a "Critics Pick" by The New York Times, and Jason Rezaian at The Washington Post called it "the most inspiring journalism movie — maybe ever". In 2023, Writing With Fire won a Peabody Award for Best Documentary Film, making Rintu and Sushmit the first Indian filmmakers in the award's 83-year history to win this recognition.