Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

1. Introduction
A camera reveals not only the soul of each carefully chosen character, but
also the heart of a phenomenon that might otherwise exist as a series of
headlines or statistics. This can be understood from the documentaries of
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy. A brave leady, who dared to portray persecuted
women of Muslim world,. Her work unveils the truth that is far from the
liberalized eyes. Her thoughts depict the picture of a woman that becomes
prey to acid throwing, torture and other heinous actions by conservative
societies.

2. Early life
Sharmeen known as Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy was born on 12 November
1978, into a Muslim family in Karachi, Pakistan, Her parents are Sheikh Obaid
and Saba Obaid. After completing her A-Levels from the Karachi Grammar
School, she went to the United States, where she enrolled herself at
the Smith College, from where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree. She
then received two degrees: A master's in communication and a master's in
International Policy Studies whilst studying as a postgraduate at Stanford
University. Obaid-Chinoy is married to Fahd Chinoy, and has a daughter
Amelia Chinoy
3. Filmography

Alumni of Smith College a liberal arts institute based in Massachusetts, U.S

Sharmeen was much enthusiastic in the field of journalism. Obaid-Chinoy
has produced many short documentaries in the past, mostly on topics not
discussed
in
the
mainstream,
starting
with Terrors
Children in
2003. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has made over a dozen multi award winning
films in over 10 countries around the world. Her films include
1. Terror's Children,
2. Reinventing the Taliban?
3. On a Razor's Edge
4. Women of the Holy Kingdom
5. Pakistan's Double Game
6. Highway of Tears
7. City of Guilt
8. Cold Comfort
9. The New Apertheid
10. Assimilation No, Integration Yes
11. Afghanistan Unveiled

2004
2005
2006
2006
2006
2007

2002
2003
2005
2006

2006

12. Birth of a Nation

13. Iraq: The Lost Generation
2008
14. Pakistan's Taliban Generation
15. Transgender: Pakistan's Open Secret
16. Saving Face Award winning
2012
17. Humaira: The Dream Catcher
18. 3 Bahadur
2015
19. A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
20. Song of Lahore

2007
2009
2010
2013
2015
2015

4. Awards & Rewards

Sharmeen
Obaid
Chinoy made
history
on
February
26,
2012, becoming the first Pakistani to win an Academy Award. This award was
attributed to her film Saving Face. In 2012, Time Magazine included
Sharmeen in their annual list of the 100 most influential people in the
world. In 2013, the Canadian government awarded her a Queen Elizabeth II
Diamond Jubilee Medal for her work in the field of documentary films and
the World Economic Forum honored her with a Crystal Award at their
annual summit in Davos. In 2015 Pakistani education activist Malala
Yousufzai and filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy made it to The New York
Time's Women of Impact list this month, as the Times' celebrated 50
women who have made the biggest difference in the world over the last year

I want to inspire young girls and make them realize that they
have power to lead

Sharmeen
5. Analyses of Saving Face
Most Pakistanis know Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy as the woman who brought
the Oscar home. Her short documentary, Saving Face (2012) which shows
a Pakistani-British plastic surgeon, Dr. Mohammad Jawad, making a journey
to Pakistan in order to perform reconstructive surgery on acid-attack
survivors was a voice raised against acid violence, urging Pakistans
government to take constitutional steps towards the eradication of this
particularly common form of violence against women. When Saving
Face won the Academy Award in the Best Documentary (Short Subject)
category it had also formerly won the Emmy Award . In an interview
with The Times of India, she described that she makes films because of her
daughter: "My daughter, Amelia, is the reason why I make films; I want the
Pakistan that she inherits to be better than the one we currently live in"

Giving voice to those who cannot be heard, Obaid-Chinoy

has made over a dozen award-winning films in more than 10
countries. She celebrates the strength and resilience of those
fighting against seemingly insurmountable odds and winning. I
dare anyone to watch this film and not be moved to tears and
inspired into action.
Angelina Jolie
Sharmeen on Women in the World Summit speech,
Very often, we see women in my part of the world as victims. I hope by
putting my camera out there, I am creating heroes in my part of the world for
the next generation. I need my daughters to have heroes in Pakistan

6. Characteristics of Films
a. Effects of terrorism on the lives of common citizens
b. war and political turmoil
c. Cruelty of customs
d. Conservative community
e. Persecuted women
f. Education
g. Rights of children