Rintu Thomas is a documentary filmmaker and director-producer from India.[1][2]
Her documentary Writing with Fire, which she co-directed with Sushmit Ghosh, was the first Indian feature documentary to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[3][4] The film also won an audience award and special jury award at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.[5] Thomas is also known for directing Timbaktu, a short documentary which won the National Film Award for the Best Environment Film at the 60th National Film Awards[6] and Dilli, which was awarded Best Documentary at the Jaipur International Film Festival in 2012.[7]