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"Documentary-short film" of a Pakistani film maker nominated for Oscars


Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy the first Pakistani that earned Oscars Nomination through her Documentary film "Saving Face". The film chronicles the life of a British Pakistani plastic surgeon who donates his time to heal acid victims in Pakistan. The film also documents the journey of these women who come to terms with the violence in their lives and how they fight against all odds to learn to live again. This documentary closely follows the survivors of acid burn attacks and the role of parliamentarians that are actively involved in passing legislation against the attackers. 

Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy is an Emmy award winning documentary filmmaker. Her films include PAKISTAN'S TALIBAN GENERATION, which aired on PBS, Channel 4, CBC, SBS and Arte and was the recipient of theAlfred I Dupont Award as well as The Association for International Broadcasting award. Sharmeen has made over a dozen-multi award winning films in over 10 countries around the world and is the first non-American to be awarded the Livingston Award for best international reporting.

In 2007, Sharmeen was awarded the broadcast journalist of the year award in the UK by One World Media for her work in a series of documentary films for Channel 4, which included a film about xenophobia in South Africa THE NEW APARTHEID. Her other films have been awarded The Overseas Press Club Award, The American Women in Radio and Television Award, The Cine Golden Eagle award and the Banff Rockie Award.

Sharmeen was born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan and received a bachelors degree from Smith College and went on to complete two masters degree from Stanford University.

SOURCE: sharmeenobaidfilms.com
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