What a day for Pakistan to record its name in OSCAR ever,Pakistani journalist and documentarian Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s latest venture Saving Face has won an Oscar award under the category ‘Best Documentary, Short Subject’.
"Saving Face" is the story of two women from Southern Punjab who are victims of acid violence.
In her acceptance speech, Obaid-Chinoy dedicated the award to all the women in Pakistan and 'heroes' working in the country.
The documentary, which is filmed across Islamabad and Rawalpindi(TWIN Cities) and the small towns of Punjab, released in the US in November. It is due to release in the UK in March 2012, following which it will be released in Pakistan.
Obaid-Chinoy has also received the Emmy award for her documentary Pakistan: Children of the Taliban in 2010.
Sharmeen has empowered the Women in Pakistan and we all are proud of her.
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