Rintu Thomas is a documentary filmmaker, director-producer, and co-founder of Black Ticket Films.

Rintu discusses the narrow margin for error women have at work–especially when they are one of few in their profession. Her documentary, ‘Writing with Fire’, was the first Indian feature documentary to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

Nonetheless, Rintu feels pressure to succeed to disprove the “See? I told you women can’t do that” side comments that can be overheard about any profession, but especially male-dominated ones. In this conversation, she speaks with Aditi and Christina about the film, depicting female friendships on screen, and how to create more women-friendly production teams (better bathrooms!).

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Credits

Host and Executive Producer: Christina MacGillivray

Host and Executive Producer: Aditi Mittal

Executive Producer & Brand Director: Laura Quinn

Chief of Staff: Priya Kapoor

Marketing Director: Maanya Sachdeva

Head of Production: Mae Mariyam Thomas

Senior Producer: Divita Oberoi

Sound Supervisor: Kartik Kulkarni

Audio Editor & Mix Engineer: Lakshman Parsuram

Junior Producer: Nikkethana Kamal

Women In Labour is generously supported by a grant from the American Center, New Delhi. All opinions, findings, and conclusions are those of Women In Labour and its hosts only — and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Department of State.