WRITING WITH FIRE | Official U.S. Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFBWKklVEOU Nov 4, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsH1-09jUa4 Interview with Sushmit Ghosh Writing
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’), all from the Dalit (“untouchables") caste, 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. WRITING WITH FIRE chronicles the astonishing determination of these local reporters as they empower each other and hold those responsible for injustice to account. Reaching new audiences through their growing platform, the women of Khabar Lahariya redefine what it means to be powerful in this timely and inspiring documentary. A film by Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh.
“Writing With Fire:” Women Journalists on the Front Lines in India | Amanpour and Company https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h3A0-zUjvw Nov 30, 2021
A new documentary is being hailed as “the most inspiring journalism movie – maybe ever” by The Washington Post. "Writing With Fire" follows a fearless group of journalists from India’s most marginalized caste, the Dalits, and their fight to keep India’s only female-led news outlet operating. Award-winning filmmakers Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the project and what it reveals about India's relentless gender and caste discrimination.