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She returned to Pakistan and launched her career as a filmmaker with her first film ''Terror's Children'' for ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref name="stanmag">{{Cite web|title = Stanford Magazine - Article|url = https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/magazine/article/?article_id=30910|website = alumni.stanford.edu|access-date = 2016-02-18|archive-date = 25 February 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160225183500/https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/magazine/article/?article_id=30910|url-status = dead}}</ref> In 2003 and 2004 she made two award-winning films while at Stanford.<ref name="stanmag" /> Her most notable projects include the documentaries ''[[Saving Face (2012 film)|Saving Face]]'' (2012), ''[[Song of Lahore]]'' (2015) and ''[[A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness]]'' (2016),<ref name="Obaid-Chinoy">{{Cite web|title = Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy {{!}} Speaker {{!}} TED.com|url = https://www.ted.com/speakers/sharmeen_obaid_chinoy|website = www.ted.com|access-date = 2016-02-18|first = Sharmeen|last = Obaid-Chinoy}}</ref> the animated ''[[3 Bahadur]]'' films (2015-2018) and the television miniseries ''[[Ms. Marvel (miniseries)|Ms. Marvel]]'' (2022).
She returned to Pakistan and launched her career as a filmmaker with her first film ''Terror's Children'' for ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref name="stanmag">{{Cite web|title = Stanford Magazine - Article|url = https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/magazine/article/?article_id=30910|website = alumni.stanford.edu|access-date = 2016-02-18|archive-date = 25 February 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160225183500/https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/magazine/article/?article_id=30910|url-status = dead}}</ref> In 2003 and 2004 she made two award-winning films while at Stanford.<ref name="stanmag" /> Her most notable projects include the documentaries ''[[Saving Face (2012 film)|Saving Face]]'' (2012), ''[[Song of Lahore]]'' (2015) and ''[[A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness]]'' (2016),<ref name="Obaid-Chinoy">{{Cite web|title = Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy {{!}} Speaker {{!}} TED.com|url = https://www.ted.com/speakers/sharmeen_obaid_chinoy|website = www.ted.com|access-date = 2016-02-18|first = Sharmeen|last = Obaid-Chinoy}}</ref> the animated ''[[3 Bahadur]]'' films (2015-2018) and the television miniseries ''[[Ms. Marvel (miniseries)|Ms. Marvel]]'' (2022).


She is the recipient of two [[Academy Awards]], seven [[Emmy Awards]]<ref name="dawn.com" /><ref name="BBC News">{{cite news |date=27 February 2012 |title=Pakistan's Oscar triumph for acid attack film Saving Face |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17180530}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web |date=3 October 2010 |title=Glory: Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy bags an Emmy |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/859513/glory-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-bags-an-emmy |work=dawn.com}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceB">Canadian Broadcast Company's Post-Oscar interview with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy http://www.cbc.ca/video/news/audioplayer.html?clipid=2202643558</ref> and a [[Knight International Journalism Award]]. In 2012, the [[Government of Pakistan]] honoured her with the [[Hilal-i-Imtiaz]], the second highest [[Civil decorations of Pakistan|civilian honour]] of the country, and the same year ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine named her one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]]. She holds the records for being the first female film director to have won two Academy Awards by the age of 37<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=An Activist Filmmaker Tackles Patriarchy in Pakistan |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/09/an-activist-filmmaker-tackles-patriarchy-in-pakistan |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US |access-date=2018-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=NewsBytes |title=Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy releases sixth short from Aagahi series |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/427956-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-releases-sixth-short-from-aagahi-series |access-date=2019-02-11 |website=thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1a">{{cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=18 April 2012 |title=The 2012 TIME 100: Justice Chaudhry, Obaid-Chinoy among Time's 100 influential people, The Express Tribune |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/366830/the-2012-time-100-justice-chaudhry-obaid-chinoy-among-times-100-influential-people/ |access-date=19 April 2012 |publisher=Tribune.com.pk}}</ref> and the first person of Pakistani origin to be nominated for (and to win) the Academy Award for best documentary in the short subject category, and the first person of Pakistani origin to win any Academy Award.<ref name="bbc.com">{{cite news|title=Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy dreams of Pakistan's first Oscar|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-16715099|access-date=28 December 2014|work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref><ref name="globalpost.com">[http://www.globalpost.com/webblog/pakistan/sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-wins-emmy-pakistan. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy wins an Emmy for Pakistan] 28 September 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010</ref><ref name="atp" /> The 2015 animated adventure ''[[3 Bahadur]]'' made her the first Pakistani to make a computer-animated feature-length film.<ref name="dawn.com"/><ref name="nation.com.pk">{{Cite web|title = Sharmeen appointed honorary ambassador of blood safety|url = http://nation.com.pk/entertainment/18-Feb-2016/sharmeen-appointed-honorary-ambassador-of-blood-safety|website = The Nation| date=17 February 2016 |access-date = 2016-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2112152,00.html?xid=tweetbut|title=Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy - The World's 100 Most Influential People: 2012 - TIME|last=Jolie|first=Angelina|date=18 April 2012|newspaper=Time|issn=0040-781X|access-date=2017-01-18}}</ref> In 2017, Obaid-Chinoy became the first artist to co-chair the [[World Economic Forum]].<ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/01/16/sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-first-ever-artist-to-co-chair-wef/|title=Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy first-ever artist to co-chair WEF|date=16 January 2017 |access-date=2017-01-18}}</ref>
She is the recipient of two [[Academy Awards]], seven [[Emmy Awards]]<ref name="dawn.com" /><ref name="BBC News">{{cite news |date=27 February 2012 |title=Pakistan's Oscar triumph for acid attack film Saving Face |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17180530}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web |date=3 October 2010 |title=Glory: Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy bags an Emmy |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/859513/glory-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-bags-an-emmy |work=dawn.com}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceB">Canadian Broadcast Company's Post-Oscar interview with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy http://www.cbc.ca/video/news/audioplayer.html?clipid=2202643558</ref> and a [[Knight International Journalism Award]]. In 2012, the [[Government of Pakistan]] honoured her with the [[Hilal-i-Imtiaz]], the second highest [[Civil decorations of Pakistan|civilian honour]] of the country, and the same year ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine named her one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]]. She holds the records for being the first female film director to have won two Academy Awards by the age of 37<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=An Activist Filmmaker Tackles Patriarchy in Pakistan |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/09/an-activist-filmmaker-tackles-patriarchy-in-pakistan |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US |access-date=2018-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=NewsBytes |title=Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy releases sixth short from Aagahi series |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/427956-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-releases-sixth-short-from-aagahi-series |access-date=2019-02-11 |website=thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1a">{{cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=18 April 2012 |title=The 2012 TIME 100: Justice Chaudhry, Obaid-Chinoy among Time's 100 influential people, The Express Tribune |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/366830/the-2012-time-100-justice-chaudhry-obaid-chinoy-among-times-100-influential-people/ |access-date=19 April 2012 |publisher=Tribune.com.pk}}</ref> and the first person of Pakistani origin to be nominated for (and to win) the Academy Award for best documentary in the short subject category, and the first person of Pakistani origin to win any Academy Award.<ref name="bbc.com">{{cite news|title=Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy dreams of Pakistan's first Oscar|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-16715099|access-date=28 December 2014|work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref><ref name="globalpost.com">[http://www.globalpost.com/webblog/pakistan/sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-wins-emmy-pakistan. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy wins an Emmy for Pakistan] 28 September 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010</ref><ref name="atp" /> The 2015 animated adventure ''[[3 Bahadur]]'' made her the first Pakistani to make a computer-animated feature-length film.<ref name="dawn.com"/><ref name="nation.com.pk">{{Cite web|title = Sharmeen appointed honorary ambassador of blood safety|url = http://nation.com.pk/entertainment/18-Feb-2016/sharmeen-appointed-honorary-ambassador-of-blood-safety|website = The Nation| date=17 February 2016 |access-date = 2016-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2112152,00.html?xid=tweetbut|title=Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy - The World's 100 Most Influential People: 2012 - TIME|last=Jolie|first=Angelina|date=18 April 2012|newspaper=Time|issn=0040-781X|access-date=2017-01-18}}</ref> In 2017, Obaid-Chinoy became the first artist to co-chair the [[World Economic Forum]].<ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/01/16/sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-first-ever-artist-to-co-chair-wef/|title=Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy first-ever artist to co-chair WEF|date=16 January 2017 |access-date=2017-01-18}}</ref>


==Career and international recognition==
==Career and international recognition==

Revision as of 10:34, 17 November 2024

Hilal-e-Imtiaz
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Chinoy at the World Economic Forum in 2013
Born (1978-11-12) November 12, 1978 (age 46)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
CitizenshipCanadian
Alma materSmith College (BA)
Stanford University (MA, MIP)
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, journalist
Years active2000–present
SpouseFahd Kamal Chinoy
Children2
HonoursHilal-e-Imtiaz
WebsiteOfficial website

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.

Obaid-Chinoy is slated to direct the next Star Wars film,[1] due for release in 2026 (pulled from release calendar on November 15th, 2024), and which will feature Daisy Ridley.

Early life

Obaid-Chinoy was born on 12 November 1978 in Karachi,[2] Pakistan. Obaid-Chinoy is a Gujarati[3] Muslim, her mother Saba Obaid is a social worker and her father Sheikh Obaid, was a businessman.[4] She has four younger sisters, including Mahjabeen Obaid, and a younger brother.[5][6] Obaid-Chinoy attended Convent of Jesus and Mary, followed by schooling at Karachi Grammar School, where she was the class-fellow of Kumail Nanjiani.[7][8] According to her, she was not inclined toward academics though received good grades. She asked many questions about the world, so her mother suggested that she put her questions in writing. Obaid-Chinoy then wrote to a local English language newspaper and by the age of 17 was doing investigative reporting for it.[6]

Upon moving to the United States for higher education, she studied at Smith College, from where she completed her bachelor's degree in Economics and Government in 2002.[9] Later, Obaid-Chinoy received two master's degrees from Stanford University in Communication and International Policy Studies.[10] Following her education, she moved to Toronto with husband Fahd Chinoy. She now divides her time between Karachi and Toronto.[11] She became a Canadian citizen in 2004.[12]

Film career

She returned to Pakistan and launched her career as a filmmaker with her first film Terror's Children for The New York Times.[13] In 2003 and 2004 she made two award-winning films while at Stanford.[13] Her most notable projects include the documentaries Saving Face (2012), Song of Lahore (2015) and A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness (2016),[14] the animated 3 Bahadur films (2015-2018) and the television miniseries Ms. Marvel (2022).

She is the recipient of two Academy Awards, seven Emmy Awards[15][16][17][18] and a Knight International Journalism Award. In 2012, the Government of Pakistan honoured her with the Hilal-i-Imtiaz, the second highest civilian honour of the country, and the same year Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. She holds the records for being the first female film director to have won two Academy Awards by the age of 37[19][20][21] and the first person of Pakistani origin to be nominated for (and to win) the Academy Award for best documentary in the short subject category, and the first person of Pakistani origin to win any Academy Award.[22][23][24] The 2015 animated adventure 3 Bahadur made her the first Pakistani to make a computer-animated feature-length film.[15][25][26] In 2017, Obaid-Chinoy became the first artist to co-chair the World Economic Forum.[27]

Career and international recognition

In 2002, Obaid-Chinoy returned to Pakistan,[28] and launched her career as a filmmaker. In 2003 and 2004 she made two award-winning films while a graduate student at Stanford University.[13] She then began a long association with the PBS TV series Frontline World, where she reported "On a Razor's Edge" in 2004 and went on over the next 5 years to produce many broadcast reports, online videos and written "Dispatches" from Pakistan. Her most notable films include Children of the Taliban, The Lost Generation, Afghanistan Unveiled, 3 Bahadur, Song of Lahore and the Academy Award-winning Saving Face and A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness.[14] Her visual contributions have earned her numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Short Subject Documentary (2012 and 2016) and the Emmy Award in the same category (2010 and 2011) and the One World Media Award for Broadcast Journalist of the Year (2007). Her films have been aired on several international channels, including the PBS, CNN, Discovery Channel, Al Jazeera English and Channel 4.[15][29][30][31][32]

Obaid-Chinoy has won six Emmy Awards, including two in the International Emmy Award for Current Affairs Documentary category for the films Pakistan's Taliban Generation[17] and Saving Face.[18] Her Academy Award win for Saving Face made her the first Pakistani to win an Academy Award,[22][23][24] and she is one of only 11 female directors who have ever won an Oscar for a non-fiction film.[33][34][35] She is also the first non-American to win the Livingston Award for Young Journalists.[24]

In 2007, Obaid-Chinoy helped found the Citizens Archive of Pakistan, whose projects center around the preservation of Pakistan's cultural and social heritage. She also serves as the Ambassador for Blood Safety for Pakistan's national blood safety program.[25] Obaid-Chinoy is a TED Fellow.[36] Time magazine named her in its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world for 2012.[37]

On 23 March 2012, Pakistan's president conferred the second highest civilian award, the Hilal-e-Imtiaz, on Obaid-Chinoy for bringing honour to Pakistan as a filmmaker.[21][38][39][40] She was ranked 37th on Desiclub.com's list of the 50 Coolest Desis of 2009.[41] In 2012, Obaid-Chinoy released the 5-part series Ho Yaqeen (To Believe). In 2014, SOC Films and Obaid-Chinoy released Aghaz-e-Safar, a 12-episode series for Aaj News which tackled issues affecting ordinary Pakistanis across the country including child abuse, domestic violence, issues of gun violence, water scarcity, land grabbing etc.[42]

In 2014, SOC Films released the 6-part series I Heart Karachi. On 19 April 2015, Song of Lahore,[43] directed and produced by her and Andy Schocken, premiered at Tribeca Film Festival[44] and was the Runner-Up to the Tribeca Audience Choice Award.[45] In September 2015, Broad Green Pictures[46] acquired the U.S. distribution rights to Song of Lahore announcing the release of the film in select cinemas in the U.S. In October 2015 the film was submitted for consideration in the documentary feature category for the 2016 Oscars by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[47] Song of Lahore European premiere was at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)[48] from 18 to 29 November 2015. The film had its Middle Eastern premiere at the 12th Annual Dubai International Film Festival[49] in December 2015.

On 22 May 2015, Pakistan's first animated movie, 3 Bahadur, directed by Obaid-Chinoy, a film dedicated to inculcating bravery in the youth of Pakistan, was released by Waadi Animations. Despite being shown on only 50 screens in Pakistan, the film became Pakistan's highest grossing animated movie of all time, earning Rs 6.5 million and exceeding the record set by Rio 2.[50] 3 Bahadur also screened at the Montreal World Film Festival[51] in Canada, in August 2015.

On 11 September 2015, Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers[52] Obaid-Chinoy's feature documentary, co-directed and produced with Geeta Gandbhir, screened at the Toronto International Film Festival[53][54] 2015 for its North American premiere. The film follows the journey of three Bangladeshi women soldiers who are deployed to Haiti as part of the United Nations peacekeeping mission. The film premiered at the Mumbai Film Festival[55] on 29 October 2015 for its Asian premiere and played at the DOC NYC[56] Festival in November 2015.

On 15 February 2016, Obaid-Chinoy met with the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad to discuss the measures required to plug legal loopholes which allow the perpetrators of honour killings to walk free.[57] On 22 February 2016, the first screening of A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness was held at the Prime Minister's Secretariat in Islamabad, opened by remarks made by Obaid-Chinoy and Prime Minister Sharif - concerning the amendments needed to prevent honour killings from occurring in Pakistan. On 17 February 2016, the film screened at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City as part of a discussion of women and peacekeeping.[58] The documentary won the Humanitarian Award at the RiverRun International Film Festival on 21 April 2016 and also won the at the Bentonville Film Festival, dated 7 May 2016.[59] On 28 February 2016, A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness won Obaid-Chinoy a second Oscar for Best Documentary, Short Subject at the 88th Academy Awards. This is the first Oscar win for her film company SOC Films and her second Oscar as director.[60] Later in 2017, the work also received an International Emmy Award for Best Documentary.[61]

"This week the Pakistani prime minister has said that he will change the law on honour killing after watching this film. That is the power of film."

Obaid-Chinoy while accepting her Oscar for A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness[62]

On 20 May 2016 Song of Lahore was released in select cinemas across New York City and Los Angeles.

Obaid-Chinoy's commercial venture Sulagta Sitara is a documentary series which was released on ARY Digital in 2016. In January 2017, she was invited to speak at the 47th World Economic Forum (WEF), and was the first artist[clarification needed] to co-chair the WEF's annual meeting.[63][64] Obaid-Chinoy said: "It is a great honour to be the first artist ever to be given the opportunity to co-chair the prestigious World Economic Forum at Davos in 2017. I have always believed that the true mark of any thriving society is the amount of investment made in its cultural and artistic infrastructure. There is, now, an increasing recognition of the fact that business and economics must go hand-in-hand with culture and arts for society to move forward and it is with great pride that I will be representing both the art community and my country, Pakistan!"[65]

From 1–9 July 2017 a new work by Obaid-Chinoy - HOME1947[66] - was inaugurated at the Manchester International Festival.[67] The exhibition then travelled to Mumbai in August, where it formed part of the Museum of Memories at the Godrej India Culture Lab.[68] The Pakistan premiere of Home 1947 took place in October 2017[69] at the Heritage Now festival in Lahore,[70] before transferring to Karachi[71] in December 2017.[72]

Obaid-Chinoy's series of documentary films, Look But With Love, released on the Within app in October 2017, is Pakistan's first virtual reality documentary series focusing on the people of Pakistan who are striving to change the socio-political landscape of their communities through causes they are passionate about.[73][74]

In November 2017, Obaid-Chinoy was awarded the 2017 Knight International Journalism Award, by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) in Washington, DC. The award recognises her efforts to chronicle the human toll of extremism. "At great personal risk, Obaid-Chinoy and al Masri faced terrorism head on, getting behind the scenes to chronicle untold abuses", said ICFJ President Joyce Barnathan.[75] The award by the ICFJ recognises media professionals who demonstrate a passionate commitment to excellent reporting that makes a difference in the lives of people around the world. Obaid-Chinoys' work in highlighting legal loopholes around the practice of honour killing led to legislative change in Pakistan.[76]

In 2018, the Aagahi series was launched which educates women about the rights and how to navigate the police and judicial system. Aagahi has won wide acclaim with women sharing the videos and commenting on their usefulness.[77][78][79][80]

In 2018, Obaid-Chinoy spoke at TED in Vancouver about the impact of mobile cinema which has been traveling across Pakistan screening films for small towns and communities in all provinces.[81]

In June 2018, it was announced that the HBO Sports documentary Student Athlete, directed by Obaid-Chinoy and Trish Dalton, would be debuting on 2 October 2018 on the HBO network.[82]

In September 2019, Obaid-Chinoy unveiled her animated film, Sitara: Let Girls Dream, in theaters in New York.[83] It was produced under the banner of Obaid-Chinoy's animation company, Waadi Animations entirely in Pakistan, in association with Vice Studios and Gucci's Chime For Change.[84]

Her animated mini-series Stories for Children about inspiring figures in Pakistan looks at local heroes' relationships with their parents.[85][86] Obaid-Chinoy is the honorary consul general for Norway in Karachi, Pakistan.[87]

It was announced in September 2020 that Obaid-Chinoy would be co-directing the Ms. Marvel series with Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah and Meera Menon for Disney+ to bring Marvel Studios’ first Muslim hero to the big screen.[88][89] The opportunity made her the first Pakistani director to be involved with Marvel.[90]

Following its tour in Pakistan, the Home 1947 showcase made its North American debut at Oklahoma Contemporary in February 2022. Within this exhibition, Obaid-Chinoy contributed two films that delve into the profound impact of the Partition of India in 1947. Obaid-Chinoy's earlier film, Terror’s Children (2002), focused on Afghan refugee children in Karachi.[91]

In September 2022, Patakha Pictures, founded by Obaid-Chinoy, launched "Pakistan Stories" in collaboration with the Scottish Documentary Institute and the British Council. The initiative supported ten female Pakistani documentary filmmakers, pairing them to produce five short films over 12 weeks, celebrating 75 years of Pakistan through the female gaze.[92]

In October 2022, it was reported that Obaid-Chinoy would be directing an untitled film set in the Star Wars universe, written by Steven Knight,[93] from a previous draft by Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibson.[94] In April 2023, Disney officially announced during the Star Wars Celebration convention that Obaid-Chinoy would direct the film, set 15 years after the events of The Rise of Skywalker, and with Daisy Ridley back as Rey.[95][96][1]

In February 2023 Obaid-Chinoy introduced an international art residency program "Neela Asmaan" through SOC Films. The program provides opportunities for both emerging and established artists from Pakistan and beyond to work in the picturesque Shigar Valley of Gilgit-Baltistan.[97]

It was announced in April 2023 that Obaid-Chinoy is set to direct a new documentary about the life of fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg. The documentary, co-directed with Trish Dalton called Diane von Fürstenberg: Woman in Charge has been released on Hulu. It features interviews with her family, Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Barry Diller, Anderson Cooper, Mark Jacobs, archival footage, as well as telling her mother's story as a Holocaust survivor.[98] [99]

Works

† Denotes productions that have not yet been released

Non-fiction

Year Film Director Producer Notes
2002 Terror's Children Yes Yes
2003 Reinventing the Taliban? Yes Yes
2004, 2009 Frontline/World No Yes Segments: "Pakistan: On a Razor's Edge", "Children of the Taliban", "Pakistan: Letter from Karachi"
2005 Women of the Holy Kingdom Yes Yes
2005 Pakistan's Double Game Yes No
2006 Highway of Tears Yes No
2006 City of Guilt No Yes
2006 Cold Comfort Yes Yes
2006 The New Apartheid Yes No
2006 Assimilation No, Integration Yes Yes No
2007 Birth of a Nation Yes No
2007, 2009 Dispatches No Yes Episodes: "Afghanistan Unveiled", "Pakistan's Taliban Generation"
2008 Iraq: The Lost Generation No Yes
2010 True Stories Yes Yes Episode: "Transgender: Pakistan's Open Secret"
Sold: Fighting the New Global Slave Trade No Yes
2012 Saving Face Yes Yes
2013 Ho Yaqeen Yes Yes 6 episodes, director: episode "Humera Bachal"
2014 Seeds of Change Yes Yes
Aghaz-e-safar Yes No 12 episodes[42]
2015 Song of Lahore Yes Yes
A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers Yes Yes
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness Yes Yes
2016 Woman with Gloria Steinem No Yes Episode: "Pakistan: On the Frontlines"
2017 Ladies First No Yes
Look But With Love Yes Yes virtual reality documentary series, 5 episodes[74]
2018 Aagahi No Yes 14 animated shorts[80]
DOC World No Yes Episode: "Armed with Faith"
Stories for children No Yes animated shorts, 4 episodes
Climate Change Yes No animated shorts, 5 episodes[100][101]
Student Athlete Yes Yes
2019 Freedom Fighters Yes Yes
2020 Fundamental. Gender. Justice. No Exceptions. Yes Yes 5 episodes
2021 A Life Too Short No Yes

Fiction

Year Film Director Writer Producer Notes
2015 3 Bahadur Yes Yes Yes
2016 3 Bahadur: The Revenge of Baba Balaam Yes Yes Yes
2018 3 Bahadur: Rise of the Warriors Yes Yes Yes
2020 Sitara: Let Girls Dream Yes Yes Yes
2022 Ms. Marvel Yes No No 2 episodes

Other works

Year Work Notes
2017 HOME1947 "Immersive exhibition"[102]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Notes
2007 One World Media Broadcast Journalist of the Year Award General work Won
2010 International Emmy Award Best Documentary Pakistan's Taliban Generation Won
Livingston Award Young Journalists - Best International Reporting General work Won
2012 Academy Award Best Documentary Short Film Saving Face Won
New York Indian Film Festival Best Documentary Won
SAARC Film Awards Best Documentary Prize Won
Glamour Awards The Lifesaver Won
Hilal-i-Imtiaz Contribution to arts General work Honorary
Time 100 Listed [103]
2013 Crystal Award Outstanding efforts in Promoting Human Rights and Women's Issues through Film Won
International Emmy Award Best Documentary Saving Face Won
Outstanding Editing: Documentary and Long Form
Outstanding Science and Technology Programming
Outstanding Cinematography Documentary and Long Form
Outstanding Research
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (Canadian version) General work Honorary [103]
2014 Asia Game Changer Award For eye-opening films that give voice to the voiceless Won [104][105]
2014 BBC's 100 women Women in War Listed [106]
2015 Time 100
2016 Academy Award Best Documentary Short Subject A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness Won
2017 International Emmy Award Best Documentary A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness Won
Knight International Journalism Award General work Won [107]
2017 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award Television-International A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness Won [108]
2018 Smith College Honorary Degree Documentary journalism in advancing human rights General work Honorary [109]
2018 Eliasson Global Leadership Prize World-class Storytelling Skills Won [110]

Other achievements

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Biography". IMDb.
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