By Sonya Rehman
Last year, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, a Pakistani filmmaker, won an International Emmy for “Pakistan’s Taliban Generation,” her documentary focusing on young Taliban recruits in the aftermath of Sept. 11.
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy co-directs ‘Saving Face,’ a documentary about acid-attack victims in Pakistan.
A new project of hers, in collaboration with Daniel Junge, is “Saving Face,” about a British-Pakistani plastic surgeon who treats Pakistani victims of acid attacks. The film follows some of these women as they grapple with what happened to them. “Saving Face,” which will air on HBO next year, has been shortlisted for the Oscars in the “Best Documentary, Short Subject” category.
Ms. Obaid-Chinoy, 33 years old, talked about “Saving Face” and “Taliban Generation,” how she films controversial interviews and why she wishes she’d made “City of God.”
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The Wall Street Journal, Scene Asia
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