Writing with Fire (2021)
Coming Out at October 20, 2021 in theaters (November 26, 2021 in theaters)
Documentary
Writing with Fire is documentary film directed by Sushmit Ghosh & Rintu Thomas. The film stars Meera Devi, Shyamkali Devi and Suneeta Prajapati. The film primiered at January 30, 2021 on Sundance Film Festival.
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 prepare to transition the newspaper from print to digital even though many of their reporters don’t have access to electricity at home. Armed with smartphones, Chief Reporter Meera and her team of investigative journalists confront some of India’s biggest issues – exposing the relentless discrimination against women and amplifying the voices of those who suffer from the oppressive caste system.
►Directors: Sushmit Ghosh, Rintu Thomas
►Stars: Meera Devi, Shyamkali Devi, Suneeta Prajapati