'Writing with Fire' tells the story of an all-female, lower caste team of journalists working in modern day India. They have many bleak things to tell of; but the overall tone is an uplifting story of self-empowerment. The rise of Modi is a clear backdrop to the story, and the journalists featured clearly dislike his vision for India, but it would have been interested to get a more explicit explanation of the mapping between traditional power structures and the Indian political parties. I would also have liked to understand more of the economics of the business. As it is, this documentary about journalists isn't quite as interesting as the stories we see them reporting on.
Review of Writing with Fire
