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Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy ( Urdu: شرمین عبید چنائے; born November 12, 1978) is a Canadian-Pakistani journalist, filmmaker and political activist known for her work in films that highlight gender inequality against women .
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy was born on 12 November 1978 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. She is a producer and director, known for Saving Face (2012), A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers (2015) and A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness (2015).
Aug 23, 2019 · Documentarian and TED Fellow Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy uses it to fight violence against women, turning her camera on the tradition of honor killings in Pakistan. In a stirring talk, she shares...
Mar 9, 2016 · That Oscar, of course, went to filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy for her documentary A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, which looks at honor killings in Pakistan.
Apr 11, 2023 · Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, an Academy Award-winning and International Emmy Award-winning director and journalist, will be the first person of color and the first woman to direct a “Star Wars”...
Feb 29, 2016 · Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, 37, has made history as the only Pakistani to win two Oscars. On Tuesday, she made headlines in Pakistan when her name was called at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los...
Film has the power to change the way we think about ourselves and our culture. Documentarian and TED Fellow Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy uses it to fight violence against women, turning her camera on the tradition of honor killings in Pakistan.
