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Title:

Writing with fire / written and directed by Rintu Thomas & Sushmit Ghosh.

Publisher:

Music Box Films,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Khabara lahariy♯?.
Rural journalism--Bundelkhand.--Bundelkhand.
Women in journalism--Bundelkhand.--Bundelkhand.
Women in rural development--Press coverage--Bundelkhand.--Bundelkhand.
Rural women--Press coverage--Press coverage--Bundelkhand.--Bundelkhand.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.

Other Authors:

Ghosh, Sushmit, screenwriter. screenwriter.
Thomas, Rintu, screenwriter. screenwriter.
Devi, Meera, on-screen participant.
Devi, Shyamkali, on-screen participant.
Prajapati, Suneeta, on-screen participant.
Music Box Films, publisher.

Notes:

Originally produced as a documentary film in 2021. Wide screen. Bonus features: Firemaking, the story of "Writing with fire" ; Filmmaker Q&A from the DOC NYC Premiere ; theatrical trailer. Meera Devi, Shyamkali Devi, Suneeta Prajapati.

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.

UPC:

751778951697

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

SIPD314 -- James Kennedy Public Library (Dyersville)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)