‘Writing with Fire’ Documentary nominated for Academy Awards.

Why in news?

• Indian documentary Writing with Fire, has been nominated at the 94^thAcademy Awards in ‘Best Documentary Feature Category’.
• The documentary is directed by filmmakers Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh.
• It has been nominated alongside Ascension, Flee, Attica, and Summer of the Soul.
• Writing with Fire is the only Indian title, to be nominated at Oscar awards 2022.

About ‘Writing with Fire’

• ‘Writing with Fire’ is about a rural newspaper run by Dalit women called Khabar Lahariya.
• The newspaper was started by Delhi based NGO Nirantar from Chitrakoot, Bundelkhand region in 2002.
• The documentary shows transition of Khabar Lahariya from print to digital in recent years.
• The film follows Meera and her fellow journalists, when they get acquainted with new technology whilst questioning patriarchy, reporting stories about victims of caste & gender violence and investigating incompetence of the police force.