Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy wins her 2nd Oscar at 88th Academy Awards

Proud moment for Pakistan as filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy wins her 2nd Oscar at 88th Academy Awards that took place on February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California.

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Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy wins the 2nd Oscar for SOC Films production “A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness”, a film based on the issue of honor killings in Pakistan.

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About Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is an Emmy award winning film producer and journalist who has worked on 14 films for major networks in the United States and Britain including CNN, PBS, Channel 4 (U.K.) CBC, Arte and the Discovery channel.

Sharmeen’s work has taken her to several countries around the world where amongst other things she has worked with refugees, women’s advocate groups and human rights defenders. By bringing their voices to the outside world, she has often helped them bring about a critical change in their community.

Born in Karachi, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy graduated from Smith College with a bachelor of arts in economics and government and then went to complete two master’s degrees from Stanford University in International Policy Studies and Communication.

In 2007, after living outside of Pakistan for more than a decade, Sharmeen helped found The Citizens Archive of Pakistan; a non-profit, volunteer organization formed to foster and promote community-wide interest in the culture and history of Pakistan. At a time when Pakistan’s youth finds itself caught between religious and state ideology, the organization works with thousands of underprivileged children inculcating critical thinking skills and instilling a sense of pride in them about their history and identity.