Writing with Fire: Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh in conversation with Waad Al-Kateab

In this episode, we flash back to our recent event covering the outstanding, Oscar-nominated documentary Writing with Fire. We spoke to the film’s directors, Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh just hours after they found out about their nomination. The evening’s host, For Sama director Waad Al-Kateab, shared her own experiences of the awards circuit – and together they discussed ideas of collaboration, storytelling and ambition in filmmaking. This is a must-listen for documentary lovers – and if you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave us a review. Enjoy! If you've not been lucky enough to catch it yet, Writing with Fire is coming to BBC Storyville - Wednesday March 2nd, 10pm, BBC Four: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0014zvj