MetFilm Distribution bags rights of documentary While We Watched

The UK and Ireland rights of Vinay Shukla's multi-award-winning documentary While We Watched, has been bagged by MetFilm Distribution.

While We Watched is a newsroom drama that documents the days of former NDTV journalist Ravish Kumar as he goes about navigating the world of facts and false information. It is backed by UK's Lono Studio and BritDoc Films. Ravish had won the Ramon Magsaysay Award but resigned from the organisation after Gautam Adani took over the company.

“It's an urgent newsroom horror film -- there is a story of hope hidden deep inside layers of personal loneliness. While We Watched is my love letter to journalism,” Vinay said. It is to be noted that Vinay has earlier co-directed the 2016 political documentary An Insignificant Man which focussed on the rise of Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party.

Wayne D'Cruz of MetFilm Distribution said, "Vinay Shukla has made an urgent and prescient film that offers not just a brilliant view of the febrile state of the Indian news media landscape, but also of its effects on the Indian polity. Following Writing With Fire and All That Breathes, While We Watched is the latest addition to exceptional non-scripted features coming out of India at this time, and we are delighted to bring the film to UK and Irish cinemas later this year."