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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).
3 days ago · Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s new documentary to premiere at Tribeca Film Festival. The filmmaker also spoke about her own career trajectory and the importance of balancing motherhood.
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 how she took her Oscar-winning film on the road in a mobile cinema, visiting small towns and villages across Pakistan -- and shifting the dynamics between ...
TED Fellow Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy seeks to push people to have difficult conversations about inequality and injustice.
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” film.
Apr 2, 2018 · Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy documents women’s lives in the hope of combatting male power. “You have to keep shining a light on things,” Obaid-Chinoy said. Photograph by Alex Majoli / Magnum for...
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.
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...
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy was born on November 12, 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). She is married to Fahd Kamal Chinoy.
