~ Academy Award nominated and Peabody winning feature doc ~ Double winner at Sundance '21 ~ 40 international awards ~ Directed by @rintuthomas11 & @sushmitghosh
In Chennai, @WritingWthFire is screening at PK Rosy Film Festival at @ArtsVaanam organised by @Neelam_Culture during Dalit History Month. Sitting with some very important films and perspectives from our times. Thanks for the invite @beemji.
Delighted for Writing With Fire’s theatrical release in Japan. Playing in cinemas across 20 prefectures all over the country…and so stoked with the love that’s pouring in! 🫶🏾🇯🇵
Did the @WritingWthFire screening light up your screen this weekend?
Well, our subscribers witnessed the indomitable spirit of Khabar Lahariya, the Dalit women-run newspaper, along with its digital shift. Followed by a chat with directors:@RintuThomas11 & @SushmitGhosh.
"@WritingWthFire is a meditation on power...The kind of power that is deeply rooted in the very fertile resilience of a woman's voice."
Co-directors @RintuThomas11 & @SushmitGhosh share thanks in this beautiful video for their gripping doc about India's only all-female newspaper.
We picked up India’s first Peabody! For 80 years, @Peabodywards has celebrated #StoriesThatMatter and reflect the world around us. A privilege to be recognized amongst this tremendous class of storytelling excellence! #PeabodyWinner
I'm pumped for 2 on-stage conversations this weekend w some 🔥 AAPI women public radio stars!
-I'll be talking w @ailsachang onstage @KQED fest Saturday 12pm at @KQED SF
-& @deepafern in Alameda Sun 3pm at a screening of Oscar-nominated @WritingWthFirebit.ly/3Hl6HIG
For my @NotebookMUBI debut, I reported on the long-standing & recent systemic obstacles that limit Indian documentaries from realizing their vision & the price that a new crop of filmmakers pay to make politically charged Indian non-fiction right now:
mubi.com/notebook/posts/whil…
This nomination for @PeabodyAwards is special 💜
“The nominees are meant to represent the most compelling & empowering stories released in 2022, and were chosen by a unanimous vote of 17 jurors from over 1,200 entries”
I'm in @vulture making a case for my favorite cinematic medium: Indian nonfiction. I loved making this list of eight titles, which I argue, are worthy entry points to the remarkable slate of Indian docus — left out of mainstream discourse for far too long.
vulture.com/article/best-ind…
#Oscars Special: @IMDb shares list of top-rated Indian films nominated for an Academy Award
1. Lagaan - 8.1
2.RRR - 7.9
3.Salaam Bombay! - 7.9
4.Mother India - 7.8
5.Period. End of Sentence. - 7.4
6.The Elephant Whisperers - 7.3
7.Writing with Fire - 7.3
8.All That Breathes - 7
Join us for some Saturday entertainment tonight as we screen the inspirational film, Writing with Fire.
Get an insight into the world of India's only newspaper run by Dalit women, as the journalists redefine what it means to be powerful.
🎟️ Link in bio.