Writing with Fire
Music Box Films | Release Date: November 26, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Universal acclaim based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonDec 3, 2021
Writing With Fire, directed by Sushmit Ghosh and Rintu Thomas, tags along with these remarkable women as they go about their work. Viewers sit in on editorial meetings and training sessions, and go out in the field...It’s well worth seeking out. Read full review
90
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerMar 31, 2022
Perhaps most heartening about Writing With Fire is how the film doesn’t discount the personal toll on these women. Crusaders though they may be, they voice throughout the film their deep doubts and fears. Read full review
90
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Aparita BhandariDec 21, 2021
I’m fascinated by these women who cover dangerous ground – treading centuries of patriarchy and caste prejudice with measure and grace. Read full review
90
The New York TimesDevika GirishNov 30, 2021
At a time when the profession faces increasing dangers in India, the film’s faith in the powers of grassroots journalism is nothing short of galvanizing. Read full review
90
VarietyJessica KiangSep 16, 2021
Thomas and Ghosh have found their angle, and it’s a powerful one. Read full review
90
Film ThreatBrian ShaerSep 16, 2021
Writing with Fire accomplishes what any good documentary should—it allows the viewer a visit a world that they might never even have known to exist. Read full review
83
The Film StageJared MobarakMar 17, 2022
You can’t help be inspired by their courage under fire from all angles. Seeing these women smile in the faces of men telling them what they’re doing is wrong or refusing to understand the nuance of something as simple as filler shots for professionally edited interviews is as potent as them giving each one the middle finger since their presence in the news world is that and more on its own. Read full review
83
IndieWireKate ErblandSep 16, 2021
Armed with eagle-eyed filmmakers and compelling subjects, the film deftly blends the (inextricably linked) personal and professional sides of the journalists’ work, offering up a wide-ranging look at a vital outlet with so many stories to tell. Read full review
80
Screen DailyAmber WilkinsonSep 16, 2021
Whether the pen is mightier than the sword may be up for debate, but as this engaging and hopeful documentary by Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh shows, words have the power to change things when wielded carefully. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterInkoo KangSep 16, 2021
Directed by Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh, the documentary is best at offering a peek into the lives of Khabar Lahariya’s scrappy, self-made women, who are well aware that they are claiming for themselves a profession largely occupied by upper-class men. Read full review
75
Paste MagazineNatalia KeoganNov 29, 2021
Concise and crucial, Writing with Fire adeptly and urgently conveys the necessity of journalism—especially in places that actively try to suppress its reach. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyNov 24, 2021
Writing with Fire is a powerful piece of work, although it moves at a mostly slow and steady pace. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleJenny NulfNov 24, 2021
Writing With Fire is at its best when emphasizing the barriers these women have to overcome daily to fulfill their desires to be journalists, and showcasing the importance of Khabar Lahariya’s work where corruption runs amok. Read full review
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