Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy earns my full respect. A Karachi-born Pakistani journalist and filmmaker, Stanford-educated, she turned a camera into a weapon against gender injustice, winning two Academy Awards for short documentaries, seven Emmys, and a place on the BBC 100 Women list. What I value is that her films do not merely record reality; they prick the viewer's conscience and push society to change. Tackling subjects as harrowing as honor killings and acid attacks demands extraordinary nerve. To me, her real gift is amplifying the voices of those least able to speak, and I love filmmakers who wield craft for that purpose.

Name (English)

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Name (Japanese)

シャーミーン・オベイド＝チノイ

Reading

しゃーみーん・おべいど＝ちのい

Born

November 12, 1978 (age 47)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Horse

Origin

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Occupation

journalist / film director / film producer / screenwriter / director

University

Stanford University

Awards & achievements

• Hilal-i-Imtiaz
• 2012 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)
• 2016 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)
• 2014 BBC 100 Women
• The Smith College Medal

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://sharmeenobaidfilms.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/sharmeenobaidchinoy/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%99%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%EF%BC%9D%E3%83%81%E3%83%8E%E3%82%A4

Tags

• Sindh
• journalist
• film director
• film producer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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