Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is a Pakistani-Canadian journalist, filmmaker and activist known for her work in films that highlight the inequality with women. She is the recipient of two Academy Awards, six Emmy Awards and a Knight International Journalism Award.
Films shown in Divvy Film Festival 2021
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Representation in the Pakistani Media: the Defenders, 2021
This film highlights the roles of individual activists in safeguarding the rights of minorities where the state has failed them. Through the contributions of three activists, we see how these individuals have been working towards the rights of minorities.
This film highlights the roles of individual activists in safeguarding the rights of minorities where the state has failed them. Through the contributions of three activists, we see how these individuals have been working towards the rights of minorities.
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Representation in the Pakistani Media: Women in Media, 2021
This film highlights the systematic oppression women face on a daily basis at work in the media industry in Pakistan. We are introduced to three veteran female journalists, all of whom describe their individual experiences with harassment.
This film highlights the systematic oppression women face on a daily basis at work in the media industry in Pakistan. We are introduced to three veteran female journalists, all of whom describe their individual experiences with harassment.
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Sitara, 2019
Sitara takes the audience on a journey through the old city of Lahore in the 1970s, where a fourteen-year-old girl called Pari dreams of becoming a pilot. Pari’s story is told through the perspective of her six-year-old sister, who like the audience is unaware of the traditions and barriers that lay in the paths of women from this family.
Sitara takes the audience on a journey through the old city of Lahore in the 1970s, where a fourteen-year-old girl called Pari dreams of becoming a pilot. Pari’s story is told through the perspective of her six-year-old sister, who like the audience is unaware of the traditions and barriers that lay in the paths of women from this family.
Films shown in Divvy Film Festival 2020
Song of Lahore, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, 2015
Song of Lahore follows several Pakistani musicians, and asks if there is still room for them in a society roiled by conflict. Featuring the music of the Sachal Jazz Ensemble, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis.
Song of Lahore follows several Pakistani musicians, and asks if there is still room for them in a society roiled by conflict. Featuring the music of the Sachal Jazz Ensemble, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis.
