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Sharmeen Obaid
Category: Performing
Film
Country: Pakistan
About
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is a Pakistani journalist and filmmaker who has produced over 13 films for major networks in the US and Britain including CNN, PBS, Channel 4 (UK) and the Discovery Channel. She is the recipient of many awards such as the Overseas Press Club Award, The American women and Radio and Television award, and the South Asian Journalist Award.
Sharmeen’s films document many of the current issues in the Muslim world. Her most recent films include The Lost Generation, a documentary revealing the plight of the new generation of Iraqi refugees, Afghanistan Unveiled, which documents the status of women in Afghanistan several years after the American invasion and Birth of a Nation, which delves into the politics of East Timor.
Sharmeen was the first woman in her family to receive a Western education. She graduated from Smith College with a BA in Economics and Government, and then went on to complete two master’s degrees from Stanford University in International Policy Studies and Communication.
