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Writing with fire / Black Ticket Films presents ; a film by Rintu Thomas & Sushmit Ghosh ; directed by Rintu Thomas & Sushmit Ghosh ; produced by Sushmit Ghosh & Rintu Thomas.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Ghosh, Sushmit, film director, film producer.
Thomas, Rintu, film director, film producer.
Mīrā Devī, on-screen participant.
Devi, Shyamkali, on-screen participant.
Prajapati, Suneeta, on-screen participant.
Black Ticket Films, presenter.
Music Box Films, publisher.
Language:
English
Hindi
Subjects (All):
India--Bundelkhand.
Khabara lahariyā.
Rural journalism--India--Bundelkhand.
Rural journalism.
Women in journalism--India--Bundelkhand.
Women in journalism.
Women in rural development--Press coverage--India--Bundelkhand.
Women in rural development.
Rural women--Social conditions--Press coverage--India--Bundelkhand.
Rural women.
Genre:
Feature films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Place of Publication:
[Chicago, Illinois] : Music Box Films, [2022]
Language Note:
In Hindi with English subtitles.
System Details:
DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1; Dolby Digital 2.0.
digital
optical
surround stereo
Dolby digital 5.1 Dolby digital 2.0
video file
DVD video
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.
Participant:
Featuring Meera Devi, Shyamkali Devi, Suneeta Prajapati.
Credits:
Cinematography, Sushmit Ghosh & Karan Thapliyal ; editing, Sushmit Ghosh & Rintu Thomas.
Notes:
Originally produced as a documentary film in 2021.
Wide screen.
Special features: Firemaking, the story of "Writing with fire"; filmmaker Q&A from the DOC NYC Premiere; theatrical trailer.
OCLC:
1290791785
Publisher Number:
751778951697
MBFHE183 Music Box Films

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