92 mins |
Rated
Exempt
Directed by Rintu Thomas, Sushmit Ghosh
Playing as part of IN THE SHADE Film Festival Jan 20 - Feb 01.
India • In Hindi with English subtitles
An inspiring documentary about the trailblazing journalists behind India’s all-female news network and their tenacious grassroots reporting. Special Jury and Audience awards, Sundance 2021.
The reporters at Khabar Lahariya experience discrimination daily, as women and as Dalits, considered "untouchables" according to the Hindu caste system. Led by fearless chief correspondent Meera, the newly digitised news service, based in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, sets out to expose long-standing injustices. Often with little experience of journalism or smartphone technology, the reporters listen patiently to the manifold victims of violence, incompetence and oppression. They don't shy away from the bigger picture either, tackling stories ranging from elections to corruption to sectarianism. With integrity and grit, they relentlessly challenge traditional roles and champion the need for journalism in a democracy. - SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL
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Playing as part of IN THE SHADE Film Festival Jan 20 - Feb 01.
India • In Hindi with English subtitles
An inspiring documentary about the trailblazing journalists behind India’s all-female news network and their tenacious grassroots reporting. Special Jury and Audience awards, Sundance 2021.
The reporters at Khabar Lahariya experience discrimination daily, as women and as Dalits, considered "untouchables" according to the Hindu caste system. Led by fearless chief correspondent Meera, the newly digitised news service, based in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, sets out to expose long-standing injustices. Often with little experience of journalism or smartphone technology, the reporters listen patiently to the manifold victims of violence, incompetence and oppression. They don't shy away from the bigger picture either, tackling stories ranging from elections to corruption to sectarianism. With integrity and grit, they relentlessly challenge traditional roles and champion the need for journalism in a democracy. - SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL