"While We Watched" profiles the Indian TV journalist Ravish Kumar during a period when he's under extreme pressure including death threats for trying to do his job. The film is a cautionary tale over threats to journalism around the world. Director Vinay Shukla is among a new wave of Indian documentary filmmakers that have gained international recognition. Earlier this year on episode 154, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker Shaunak Sen ("All That Breathes") said he marks the rise of this new movement with Vinay's first film "An Insignificant Man" in 2016 (co-directed with Khushboo Ranka) about an insurgent politician. Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviews Vinay about his journey from "An Insignificant Man" to "While We Watched". The new film is currently available for streaming in the U.S. from PBS's POV series.
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