Writing with Fire

Documentary directed by documentary filmmakers Sushmit Ghosh and Rintu Thomas, who are making their feature film debut. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary feature film, in addition to obtaining two awards at the Sundance Film Festival, the Special Jury Prize in the World Cinema Documentary section and the Audience Award in the same category. It was in the Tiempo de Historia section of the 66th Valladolid Film Festival, in addition to being nominated for the award for best documentary at the American Producers Guild Awards.

'Writing with Fire' is a powerful plea for press freedom and feminism that follows the story of a group of women from India who, against everything and everyone, founded the first journalistic outlet made up of an exclusively female team . Together they fight against political corruption, mafias and machism, in a society strongly marked by a ruthless caste system, very present despite government laws and that especially hits women.

In a field such as communication sciences dominated by men, Dalit emerges. The documentary follows the bravery of this group of women, with Meera, the press officer, and her reporters breaking traditions and redefining what it truly means to be powerful. A cinematographic exercise that focuses on the struggle of women in one of the countries with the highest rates of femicide.

• Documentary