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The Triumph And Tragedy Of The Indian Documentary

Film Companion | 19/02/2022 12:46 PM | Click to read full article

On February 8th, 2022, Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh’s Writing With Fire became the first Indian title ever to be nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Documentary Feature category.

The history-making nod validated what is now known as the Golden Era for Indian narrative nonfiction film-making. 

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