Eliasson global leadership prize the tallberg foundation. Finding a true mission and purpose is rewarding and motivating, but it requires passion, conviction and commitment. Mehta and chinoy are diasporic filmmakers, whereas roy and sidhwa are writers from minority communities. Kuow filmmaker sharmeen obaid chinoy on covering difficult. The price of forgiveness, which exposes the practice of honour killings in pakistan. Youth ambassador for pakistan sharmeen obaid chinoy award winning journalistfilmmaker sharmeen obaid chinoy is the first non american journalist to be awarded the prestigious livingston award. Directed by sharmeen obaid chinoy oscarwinning saving face, the film follows saba, a young pakistani woman, who has survived her attempted honor killing by her own family. Indoctrinating children combating terrorism center at. After the festival, obaidchinoy plans to take home1947 to a second venue in the uk, before touring pakistan and india, and hopes that the installation will play a part in a new living history.
Prime minister nawaz sharif hosted a screening of the film in islamabad last week and has promised to rid pakistan of the crime by tightening up the legislation. Web desk winner of two oscars and countless international honorary awards, sharmeen obaid chinoy in her recent project, an experiential exhibition of pictures, videos and audio, explores the past of more than 10 million refugees making their way into the boarders of a new independent sovereign state of pakistan. By bringing the voices of the ordinary people faced with extraordinary challenges to television screens around the world, i hope to affect change in one community at a time. W hen sharmeen obaidchinoy was studying for her alevels while growing up in pakistan, she heard that michael jackson was playing a concert in. A conversation with karan johar and sharmeen obaidchinoy. Told through the lens of a love story, this oscarnominated documentary examines the tensions between modernism and tradition in pakistan. The bbcs shaimaa khalil profiles the campaigning film. Sharmeen obaid chinoy joins saville productions in america. These women are defending sharmeen obaids right to voice. A film screening of sharmeen obaid chinoy s a girl in the river. Sharmeen obaidchinoys home1947 reimagines partition. Season two, which premiered in 2019, follows the stories of women in gaza, haiti and egypt.
Sharmeen obaidchinoy bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Oct 26, 2017 home must read doctor who allegedly harassed sharmeen obaids sister by sending a friend request has been fired. Sharmeen obaidchinoys documentary saving face brought pakistans acidviolence problem to the world stage. Sharmeen obaidchinoy born 12 november 1978,is known for. One of the most well known pakistani in the world has to be sharmeen obaid chinoy. The film was inspired from the life of acid victim fakhra younus, who committed suicide in 2012. Funny doctor harassed sharmeen obaid chinoy a facebook. Sharmeen obaid chinoy became the first pakistani filmmaker to earn an oscar nomination with her film saving face, which was nominated in the documentary, short film category as the oscar nominations were released on tuesday. Let girls dream, an animated film about the cultural barriers and obstacles. The film won an emmy award and the 2012 academy award for best documentary short subject, making its director, sharmeen obaidchinoy, pakistans first oscar winner. Oct 31, 2017 over the weekend, pakistan went through a mighty social media brouhaha over sharmeen obaid chinoy and the fired doctor controversy.
Indoctrinating children combating terrorism center at west. Sharmeen obaidchinoy is a woman of the year because. Saving face is a 2012 documentary film directed by sharmeen obaidchinoy and daniel junge about acid attacks on women in pakistan. Sharmeen obaidchinoy may be best known for winning an oscar pakistans first for her 2012 documentary saving face, a gripping look at the survivors of acid violence. After a while, she received a friend request from the same doctor. Sharmeen obaid chinoy and her team are interacting with cinema a bit differently than your average creators. Her first was awarded in 2012 for saving face, a documentary which followed the victims of acid attacks. Mamphela ramphele, michaela deprince, tom hanks, sharmeen obaid chinoy and a video presentation from malala yousafzai. But after documentarymaker sharmeen obaidchinoy visited the region last year, she told benjamin law that for afghan women, the reality is far more complicated. Soc films is a karachi based film house specializing in investigative and socially motivated content.
The first pakistani to win an oscar is mir zafar ali. Join a conversation between leading filmmakers sharmeen obaid chinoy from pakistan and karan johar from india on their journeys as artists in the indian subcontinent and on the power of film for diplomacy. We need to change the conversation about sharmeen obaid chinoy. How film transforms the way we see the world sharmeen obaid.
For general correspondence please contact sharmeen directly by using the form below. Through the analysis of the documentary saving face 2011 directed by daniel junge and sharmeen obaidchinoy which chronicles the facesaving and. Join us for an evening with stanford global studies students, faculty, and alumna sharmeen obaidchinoy. We need to change the conversation about sharmeen obaid. Details are based on personal interview, sharmeen obaid chinoy, may 10, 2010. The world economic forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. A claim of harassment stirs debate, draws sharmeen obaid. These qualities are once again demonstrated by the oscarwinning filmmaker and activist sharmeen obaidchinoy, who has made the fight for womens rights and issues her life mission. The eliasson global leadership prize of the tallberg foundation is given annually to outstanding leaders from any country and any discipline whose work is global in application, based on universal values, innovative, optimistic and courageous. She is known for her work in films that highlight the inequality with women. Sharmeen obaidchinoys home1947 reimagines partition the.
When sharmeen obaidchinoy was nominated for the academy award in 2012 for her documentary short saving face daniel junge also. Sep 18, 2018 sharmeen obaid chinoy, documentary filmmaker at soc films, talks during the crystal award ceremony exploring arts in society at the annual meeting 20 of the world economic forum in davos. Sharmeen obaidchinoy was recently heavily criticised by fellow social media users as a doctor from akuh was fired after the emmy winner posted a series of tweets regarding how he harassed. Sharmeen obaidchinoy needs no introduction the illustrious filmmaker made us proud by being the first pakistani to bring an oscar home. W hen sharmeen obaidchinoy was studying for her alevels while growing up in pakistan, she heard that michael jackson was playing a concert in india. Sharmeen obaidchinoy is a pakistani journalist, filmmaker and activist. When sharmeen obaidchinoy was studying for her alevels while growing up in pakistan, she heard that michael jackson was playing a. Sharmeen obaidchinoy was bornon november 12, 1978 in karachi, pakistan. Doctor who allegedly harassed sharmeen obaids sister by sending a friend request has been fired. Sharmeen obaidchinoy on a girl in the river and honor killings.
Tales of oppression and liberation in feminine fiction and. Doctor who allegedly harassed sharmeen obaids sister by. Pakistani film director sharmeen obaid chinoy wins oscar for his short documentary saving face by pak1stanpak1stan. Women in the world 804 words exact match in snippet view article find links to article kasparov, dr. Sharmeen obaid wins second oscar award pakistan defence. Despite the recent decision to allow women to vote, saudi arabia has remained notorious for its political and social oppression of women within its monarchial society women are still not allowed to drive, for example. The film won an emmy award and the 2012 academy award for best documentary short subject, making its director, sharmeen obaid chinoy, pakistans first oscar winner. Join us for an evening with stanford global studies students, faculty, and alumna sharmeen obaid chinoy.
Her aggressive tweets about an aku doctor harassing her sister created an explosion, stirring an aggressive. It circulated all over social media and people resorted to agree as well as disagree with sharmeen obaid over declaring sending a friend request as harassment. Shes giving a voice to women whove been silencedand sending a message to their assailants that the world is watching. A film screening of sharmeen obaid chinoys a girl in the river. This study analyses the portrayal of pakistans first female foreign minister, hina rabbani khar, and pakistans only female oscarwinning filmmaker, sharmeen obaid chinoy, in the newspaper coverage of four pakistans four leading english. The golden compass picked up the award for best visual effects and mir zafar ali was one of the effects technical director at rhythm and hues, the. Media in category sharmeen obaidchinoy the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Since 2001, she has made over two dozen multi award films in over 16 countries around the world. An evening with sharmeen obaidchinoy global studies. Sharmeen s tweet leads to doctors suspension pending. Pdf reinforcement of patriarchal structures in pakistani.
Sharmeen obaidchinoy became the first pakistani filmmaker to earn an oscar nomination with her film saving face, which was nominated in the documentary, short film category as the oscar nominations were released on tuesday. But the journalist and filmmaker has been telling the stories of marginalized communities since the age of 14. Two time oscarwinning pakistani director sharmeen obaidchinoy and karan johar from india with no oscars but renowned almost just as far and wide, sat down at the world economic forum in a. The documentary is about a britishpakistani plastic surgeon working to help women who have been injured in acid attacks, while his patients struggle. Her film not only gave her subjects sympathy and understanding. Incorporated as a notforprofit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in geneva, switzerland, the forum is tied to no political, partisan or national interests. The revered documentarian found herself in the eye of a storm over a crucial matter that had pakistan divided. Sharmeen obaidchinoy wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Sharmeen obaidchinoy international documentary association. Sharmeen s tweet leads to doctors suspension pending inquiryakuh neither confirms nor denies news. 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. She recently completed her fifth film, which deals with the effects of the war on terrorism on pakistan for britains channel 4.
Saving face is a 2012 documentary film directed by sharmeen obaid chinoy and daniel junge about acid attacks on women in pakistan. With academy and emmy award winning journalist and documentary filmmaker sharmeen obaid chinoy at its helm, soc films seeks to set a new standard for groundbreaking cinema that furthers the art of fiction and nonfiction story telling in pakistan. Rukhsana bibi and sharmeen obaid chinoy truth behind the viral video. This study has investigated how the language in sharmeen obaid chinoy s oscarwinning documentary a girl in the river.
Two time oscarwinning pakistani director sharmeen obaid chinoy and karan johar from india with no oscars but renowned almost just as far and wide, sat down at the world economic forum in a. Sharmeen is facing considerable backlash on social media. Mar 01, 2012 pakistans first oscarwinner should be celebrated for exposing the bad bits huma qureshi sharmeen obaid chinoy s saving face highlights acid attacks on women, but pakistani critics want a more. Something like this happened with oscar and emmy winner sharmeen obaids sister in karachi. In the past 16 years, she has made a dozen multiaward winning films in over 10 countries around the world. Prior to this time, they are also allowed to hold guns, or ferry items around for the militant group. By now, everyones heard of the sharmeen obaid chinoy controversy thats swept the nation in a fiery debate sharmeen tweeted about how she deemed a friend request sent to her sister to be an act of harassment. She has won the prestigious oscar not once but twice and collaborated with lebron james on the hbo sports documentary student athlete, to raise awareness about the exploitation of athletes in highrevenue collegiate sports. Design by franklyn built by kwall privacy policy built by kwall privacy policy. Heritage now lahore, saturday 21 october 2017 to sunday 22 october 2017 pdf. Women of the holy kingdom provides a rare glimpse inside the nation of saudi arabia.
She may be the first person from pakistan to win an oscar and shes definitely the first of our ted fellows to take home an academy award. But honoring formality, she has to be described as a pakistans high profile filmmaker and an activist. The price of forgiveness 2016, will take place on april 17. It won the academy award in 2012 for best documentary. Media in category sharmeen obaid chinoy the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Newsmaker sharmeen obaidchinoy won her first oscar making her the first pakistani to ever win an oscar. In one episode, directors geeta ganbhir and sharmeen obaidchinoy told the story of one of the only allfemale peacekeeping units in the world. Sharmeen chinoy and taslima nasreen are real and cannot be wished away by the smug elites of the region.
Sharmeen obaid chinoy is not the first pakistani oscar winner. She is the recipient of two academy awards, seven emmy awards and a knight international journalism award. Earlier this week, pakistani filmmaker sharmeen obaidchinoy shared on twitter that her. A doctor approached sharmeen obaids sister after treating. She is a producer and director, known for saving face 2012, a journey of a thousand miles. Sharmeen obaid wins second oscar award the express tribune. Sharmeen chinoy, throw your ego, its better late than never. Mar 11, 2012 ever since sharmeen obaid chinoy won the oscar, ive seen comments all over the internet that give the impression that this documentary shows only the darker side of pakistan. She is particularly known for her work in films that. Ela e a primeira mulher do paquistao a receber um oscar e a primeira mulher a ganhar duas vezes.
A claim of harassment stirs debate, draws sharmeen obaid chinoy into focus. Obaidchinoy accepted the award with codirector daniel junge. Film has the power to change the way we think about ourselves and our culture. Congratulations to sharmeen obaidchinoy, who won an oscar this evening for her short documentary saving face. Sharmeen obaidchinoy wsu global connections video vault. Shes won two academy awards and six emmy awards, but sharmeen obaid chinoy doesnt make her powerful documentaries for all the glitzy hardware. The concept that a positive image of pakistan can and should exist is flawed.
Emmy and oscarwinning journalist who was the first nonamerican to win the livingston award for young journalists. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Sharmeen obaid chinoy is a famous pakistani journalist, film maker and activist. If a door hasnt opened for you, its because you havent kicked it hard enough that is how i have lived my life. This oscar winning short documentary film tells the story of a woman in pakistan sentenced to death for falling in love, to then become. Sharmeen obaid chinoy is a pakistani journalist, filmmaker and activist. Sharmeen obaid chinoy breaks silence on akuh doctor. Sharmeen obaidchinoy, a living legend and a woman of epic proportion requires no introduction in the annals of history of pakistan. After the festival, obaid chinoy plans to take home1947 to a second venue in the uk, before touring pakistan and india, and hopes that the installation will play a part in a new living history. Sharmeen obaid chinoy is a karachibased journalist and filmmaker whose reports led to legislative changes in pakistan. I am an accidental filmmaker, and picked up my first camera after graduating in economics and government. Sharmeen obaidchinoy is a karachibased journalist and filmmaker whose reports led to legislative changes in pakistan. Ever since sharmeen obaid chinoy won the oscar, ive seen comments all over the internet that give the impression that this documentary shows only the darker side of pakistan.
Pakistans first oscarwinner should be celebrated for. Towards the end of 2006, pakistani filmmaker sharmeen obaidchinoys documentary beneath the. Nov 03, 2017 huma price, a renowned britishpakistani barrister, has come forth to explain why one should not fall for sharmeen obaid chinoy soc explanations on akuh doctor matter. Sharmeen obaid chinoy, 37, has made history as the only pakistani to win two oscars. Sharmeen obaid s journey of a thousand miles to premiere. Today she is bringing the films message to towns and villages in pakistan through an educationalawareness campaign. The price of forgiveness assigns different gender roles to men and women.
Instead of purely screening their films in theatres or distributing them through the internet, theyre also bringing them directly to the people. Sharmeen obaid chinoy family pics celebrities family. Ia biasanya dikenal karena karyanya dalam perfilman yang menyoroti ketidaksetaraan pada wanita. In 2015, sharmeen obaidchinoy became the first pakistani filmmaker to win two academy awards with her documentary a girl in the river. The award was for short documentarysaving face and was presented to her and daniel junge. Sharmeen obaids sister when to agha khan university hospital, karachi to get herself treated. Sharmeen obaid chinoy is a twotime academy award and emmy award winning documentary filmmaker.