New Delhi: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science on Wednesday (December 22) announced the shortlist for the Oscars 2022 across ten award categories. ‘Writing With Fire’, directed by Rintu Thomas of Delhi. Sushmit Ghosh has taken the documentary feature category to the next level for the 94th Academy Awards.
Rintu Thomas shared a screenshot of the announcement on Twitter and expressed his excitement. He said that it was a great moment for India and her team after ‘Writing With Fire’ was selected out of 15 films for the ‘Documentary Feature’ category.
“#WritingWithFire is on @TheAcademy shortlist. What a moment for my entire team behind this indie Indian doc. What a moment for the Indian documentary community. We are rich with the stories we choose to tell, big love @ KhabarLahariya,” wrote Thomas on the micro-blogging site.
‘Writing With Fire’ Khabar traces the rise of Lahariya, India’s only newspaper run by Dalit women. It followed the journey of an ambitious group of Dalit women who switched from print to digital to stay relevant.
The documentary is one of fifteen films that have entered the next round of the upcoming edition of the Academy Awards. One hundred and thirty-eight films were originally eligible in the ‘Best Documentary Feature’ category.
Other titles that have been shortlisted include Ascension, Attica, Faya Daya, The First Wave, Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry, Flea, Julia, President, Procession, The Rescue, In the Same Breath, Simple As Water, The Velvet Underground and Summer of Soul (or, When the Revolution couldn’t air).
Pebble out of Oscar race
‘Kankar’, which was selected as India’s official entry in the category of International Feature Film, failed to advance to the next round. The critically acclaimed flick, which was directed by Vinothraj PS. It centers on the story of an alcoholic abusive husband who, after a long-suffering wife runs away, attempts to bring her back with the help of his son.
Organizers will announce the final nominations on February 8, 2022. The much-awaited award ceremony is scheduled to be held on March 27.
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