A newsroom drama intimately chronicling the working days of broadcast journalist Ravish Kumar (@ravishndtv). Directed by Vinay Shukla. All rights ⒸBRITDOC Films
John Oliver talks to journalist Ravish Kumar & filmmaker Vinay Shukla after the premiere of While We Watched at the IFC Center, New York. https://t.co/JpycNE01yg
Would love to bring the film to theatres across India. In the meanwhile, if you have access to a college/community space that would like to screen our film, please DM us and we’d be happy to share the film with you free of cost. The film is also streaming on @mubiindia.
People have stopped watching news channels.
This is the perfect time to release this masterpiece in India.
I don't think anything has documented what's happened in media in the last ten years better than documentary of Ravish Kumar "While We Watched."
"While We Watched" finally dekh liya aaj & i literally had tears in my eyes. @Saurabh_Unmute when you were talking to Ravish ji & said Aaj Tak se offer aaya hai 40% hike de rahe hain magar maine kaha nahi sir ye time nahi switch karne ka,I felt so proud that I watch you❤️
Happy Independence Day! Here’s a BTS still from the shoot of While We Watched. Now streaming on @mubiindia. If you’d like to organise a free screening of the film in your college/communuty, drop us a DM!
"Desh humaara hai, na?" –– @ravish_journo
One man's quest to stand up for the truth gives way to a gripping interrogation of the role of the fourth estate in a democracy. Vinay Shukla's WHILE WE WATCHED is now streaming exclusively.
"Work for the viewers, not for the owners." 📰 ✨
A powerful reminder for journalists around the globe from India's renowned author and celebrated journalist, @ravish_journo and director Vinay Shukla. 🏆
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While We Watched had a beautiful intimate screening at Colectiva Goa over the weekend. It’ll be having community/private screenings in Bombay, Pondicherry, Indore & Delhi in July. Every screening matters, every room matters. If you’d like to host a screening, DM us now.
While We Watched has won the Grand Prize at the Henry Awards, given out by Harvard University. Our film continues to travel across the world and in India. If you’d like to host a WWW screening in your college, cinema club or community space - DM us now! @ShorensteinCtr
Winner of DOC NYC's 2023 Short List Directing Award & Producing Award, @WhileWeWatched has been awarded the Grand Prize at the inaugural Henry Awards, presented by the Harvard Kennedy School’s @ShorensteinCtr.
WHILE WE WATCHED has been awarded the $100,000 Grand Prize at the inaugural Henry Awards - presented by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center! 🏆 1/n
The jury called it: “A real-time documentation of a news environment under immense strain — and a portrait of one journalist’s personal and professional courage. Ravish Kumar is an unforgettable character. A brave effort that should serve as a warning to us all.” 3/n
This award celebrates films that speak urgently to our time. While We Watched follows journalist Ravish Kumar, as he holds the line against disinformation, ratings pressure, and growing isolation in a shifting newsroom. 2/n
repare to be moved to tears as you witness the inside turmoil. .Thank you @shukla__vinay for pushing the boundaries of documentary https://t.co/bBIjuvpXJ0's a must-watch for anyone who values the importance of independent journalism. @WhileWeWatched
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Mumbai! Legendary Anand Patwardhan joins award-winning filmmakers Vinay Shukla, Khushboo Ranka, and Sarvnik Kaur - leading voices from India’s documentary movement - for a conversation with @PureNonfiction’s Thom Powers. Free Entry. Sat 1st March
🎟️ RSVP: https://t.co/CfN1SeFvxX