
'What happens when women reclaim the spaces that are designed to exclude them?' Oscar-nominated filmmaker Rintu Thomas speaks to CNN
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One of the directors of the highly acclaimed Indian documentary, "Writing with Fire," talks to As Equals editor, Eliza Anyangwe about her film and what she learned from its protagonists.
The documentary about the journalists who work at Khabar Lahariya made the rounds of the 2021 festival circuit, collecting accolades as it went. On Sunday March 27, its directors -- Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh -- and protagonists will find out if they get arguably the most prestigious award of them all: the Oscar for best Documentary Feature.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











