In a male-dominated media landscape, the women journalists of India’s all-female Khabar Lahariya (“News Wave”) newspaper risk it all, including their own safety, to cover the country’s political, social, and local news from a women-powered perspective. From underground network to independent media empire—now with 10 million views on their YouTube site—they defy the odds to redefine power.
Mar 25 – Mar 31, 2022
Writing With Fire
Women Directed
Dir. Rintu Thomas & Sushmit Ghosh India 93 min
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