‘Writing with fire’

The World

India’s first feature documentary to be nominated for an Academy Award tells the story of the only news agency in India run by Dalit women, belonging to India’s oppressed caste. The World’s Marco Werman talks with Rintu Thomas, director and producer of “Writing With Fire,” a film about journalism’s power to break traditions.

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