Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy#Filmography

Obaid-Chinoy was born on 12 November 1978 in Karachi,{{cite web |title=Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Biography |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1581464/bio |website=IMDb}} Pakistan. Obaid-Chinoy is a Gujarati{{cite news |last1=khan |first1=Mahrukh |title=Women's Day Tribute: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy: A women that shook the Nation's patriarchy |url=https://www.bolnews.com/amazing/2022/03/womens-day-tribute-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-a-women-that-shook-the-nations-patriarchy/ |work=BOL News |date=9 March 2022}} Muslim, her mother Saba Obaid is a social worker and her father Sheikh Obaid, was a businessman.{{cite news |last1=khan |first1=Mahrukh |title=Women's Day Tribute: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy: A women that shook the Nation's patriarchy |url=https://www.bolnews.com/amazing/2022/03/womens-day-tribute-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-a-women-that-shook-the-nations-patriarchy/ |work=BOL News |date=9 March 2022}} She has four younger sisters, including Mahjabeen Obaid, and a younger brother.{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Mahrukh |title=Women's Day Tribute: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy: A women that shook the Nation's patriarchy |url=https://www.bolnews.com/amazing/2022/03/womens-day-tribute-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-a-women-that-shook-the-nations-patriarchy/ |work=BOL News |date=9 March 2022}}{{Cite web |date=2024-06-26 |title=From DVF to Star Wars, filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy charts her own path in Hollywood |url=https://apnews.com/article/sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-star-wars-324459c187593f556dc7e8f441af4183 |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=AP News |language=en}}

Obaid-Chinoy attended Convent of Jesus and Mary, followed by schooling at Karachi Grammar School, where she was a class-fellow of Kumail Nanjiani.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/704149687553556481|title=The director of "A Girl in the River" went to high school with me in Karachi! She won an Oscar! This is not gonna help w my parents. #Oscars|last=Nanjiani|first=Kumail|date=28 February 2016|website=@kumailn|language=en|access-date=2018-01-29}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/CJM.Karachi/posts/1011403528930401|title=Convent of Jesus and Mary, Karachi|website=facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-29}} According to her, she was not inclined toward academics though received good grades. She asked many questions about the world, so her mother suggested that she put her questions in writing. Obaid-Chinoy then wrote to a local English language newspaper and by the age of 17 was doing investigative reporting for it.

Upon moving to the United States for higher education, she studied at Smith College, from where she completed her bachelor's degree in Economics and Government in 2002.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/newsmaker-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-1.170178|title=Newsmaker: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy|work=The National|access-date=2018-07-02|language=en}} Later, Obaid-Chinoy received two master's degrees from Stanford University in Communication and International Policy Studies.{{Cite news|url=https://nation.com.pk/29-Feb-2016/9-things-you-might-not-know-about-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy|title=9 things you might not know about Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy|date=29 February 2016|work=The Nation|access-date=2018-07-02|language=en-US}} Following her education, she moved to Toronto with husband Fahd Chinoy and {{asof|lc=yes|2015}} divided her time between Karachi and Toronto.{{cite web | url=https://www.northernstars.ca/obaid-chinoy_sharmeen/#:~:text=Born%20and%20raised%20in%20Karachi,time%20between%20Karachi%20and%20Toronto | title=Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy | date=29 March 2015 | last1=Lucas | first1=Ralph }} She became a Canadian citizen in 2004.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-star-wars-film-1.6805207|title=Canadian filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy to direct upcoming Star Wars movie|first=Jenna |last=Benchetrit |date=7 April 2023 |website=CBC.ca}}

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In 2002, Obaid-Chinoy returned to Pakistan,{{Cite web|url=https://www.smith.edu/news/2016-smith-medalists/|title=Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy '02|website=smith.edu|access-date=2016-03-02}} and launched her career as a filmmaker with her first film Terror's Children for The New York Times.{{Cite web|title = Stanford Magazine - Article|url = https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/magazine/article/?article_id=30910|website = alumni.stanford.edu|access-date = 2016-02-18|archive-date = 25 February 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160225183500/https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/magazine/article/?article_id=30910|url-status = dead}} In 2003 and 2004 she made two award-winning films while a graduate student at Stanford University. She then began a long association with the PBS TV series Frontline World, where she reported "On a Razor's Edge" in 2004 and went on over the next 5 years to produce many broadcast reports, online videos and written "Dispatches" from Pakistan. Her most notable films include Children of the Taliban, The Lost Generation, Afghanistan Unveiled, 3 Bahadur, Song of Lahore and the Academy Award-winning Saving Face and A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness.{{Cite web|title = Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy {{!}} Speaker {{!}} TED.com|url = https://www.ted.com/speakers/sharmeen_obaid_chinoy|website = www.ted.com|access-date = 2016-02-18|first = Sharmeen|last = Obaid-Chinoy}} Her visual contributions have earned her numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Short Subject Documentary (2012 and 2016) and the Emmy Award in the same category (2010 and 2011) and the One World Media Award for Broadcast Journalist of the Year (2007). Her films have been aired on several international channels, including the PBS, CNN, Discovery Channel, Al Jazeera English and Channel 4.[http://www.dawn.com/2012/01/24/sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-is-pakistan%E2%80%99s-first-oscar-nominee.html] Dawn 24 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2011{{cite news|title=Pakistan's Oscar triumph for acid attack film Saving Face|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-17180530|access-date=28 December 2014|work=BBC News|publisher=Nosheen Abbas}}Oscar-winning Pakistani Filmmaker Inspired by Canada https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/oscar-winning-pakistani-canadian-filmmaker-inspired-by-canada-1.1265068{{Cite news|title = The case of Saba Qaiser and the film-maker determined to put an end to 'honour' killings|url = https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/feb/14/sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-interview-saba-qaiser-honour-killing-documentary-girl-river-oscar-nomination|newspaper = The Guardian|date = 14 February 2016|access-date = 2016-02-18|issn = 0261-3077|language = en-GB|first = Alex|last = Clark}}{{Cite web|title = Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy fights to end honour killings with her film A Girl in the River|url = http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-february-12-2016-1.3445325/sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-fights-to-end-honour-killings-with-her-film-a-girl-in-the-river-1.3445369|website = www.cbc.ca|access-date = 2016-02-18}}

Obaid-Chinoy has won seven Emmy Awards,{{cite news |date=27 February 2012 |title=Pakistan's Oscar triumph for acid attack film Saving Face |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17180530}}{{cite web |date=3 October 2010 |title=Glory: Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy bags an Emmy |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/859513/glory-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-bags-an-emmy |work=dawn.com}}Canadian Broadcast Company's Post-Oscar interview with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy http://www.cbc.ca/video/news/audioplayer.html?clipid=2202643558 including two in the International Emmy Award for Current Affairs Documentary category for the films Pakistan's Taliban Generation and Saving Face. Her Academy Award win for Saving Face made her the first Pakistani to win an Academy Award, and one of only 11 female directors to ever win an Oscar for a non-fiction film.{{cite news |last=Qureshi |first=Huma |date=1 March 2012 |title=Pakistan's first Oscar-winner should be celebrated for exposing the 'bad bits' |work=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/mar/01/pakistan-oscar-winner-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy}}{{cite web |date=27 February 2012 |title=Pakistan lauds Oscar-winning filmmaker - Yahoo! News Singapore |url=http://sg.news.yahoo.com/pakistan-lauds-oscar-winning-filmmaker-103436645.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409170358/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/pakistan-lauds-oscar-winning-filmmaker-103436645.html |archive-date=9 April 2015 |access-date=19 April 2012 |publisher=Sg.news.yahoo.com}}{{Cite web |date=14 January 2016 |title=Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's documentary bags Oscar nomination - The Express Tribune |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1027488/sharmeen-obaid-chinoys-documentary-nominated-for-oscars/ |access-date=2016-02-18 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en-US}} She is also the first non-American to win the Livingston Award for Young Journalists.[http://pakistaniat.com/2010/10/02/sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-emmy/ Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Wins Emmy for "Children of the Taliban"] All Things Pakistan. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2011

In 2007, Obaid-Chinoy helped found the Citizens Archive of Pakistan, whose projects center around the preservation of Pakistan's cultural and social heritage. She also serves as the Ambassador for Blood Safety for Pakistan's national blood safety program. Obaid-Chinoy is a TED Fellow.{{Cite web |last=Obaid-Chinoy |first=Sharmeen |title=Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy {{!}} Speaker {{!}} TED |url=https://www.ted.com/speakers/sharmeen_obaid_chinoy |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=www.ted.com |language=en}} Time magazine named her in its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world for 2012.{{cite web|author= |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/366830/the-2012-time-100-justice-chaudhry-obaid-chinoy-among-times-100-influential-people/ |title=The 2012 TIME 100: Justice Chaudhry, Obaid-Chinoy among Time's 100 influential people, The Express Tribune |date=18 April 2012 |publisher=Tribune.com.pk |access-date=19 April 2012}}

On 23 March 2012, Pakistan's president conferred the second highest civilian award, the Hilal-e-Imtiaz, on Obaid-Chinoy for bringing honour to Pakistan as a filmmaker.[http://tribune.com.pk/story/353949/salmaan-taseer-meera-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-to-be-decorated-with-civil-awards/ Salmaan Taseer, Meera, Sharmeen Obaid -hinoy to be decorated with civil awards], The Express Tribune, 23 March 2012{{cite web |title=Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy makes it to Time's 100 Most Influential People list | Pakistan Today | Latest news | Breaking news | Pakistan News | World news | Business | Sport and Multimedia |url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/04/19/news/entertainment/sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-makes-it-to-time%E2%80%99s-100-most-influential-people-list/ |access-date=19 April 2012 |publisher=Pakistan Today}}{{cite web |date=10 March 2012 |title=CJ, Sharmeen on Time list of influential people |url=http://dawn.com/2012/04/19/cj-sharmeen-on-time-list-of-influential-people/ |access-date=19 April 2012 |publisher=Dawn.Com}} The same year Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. She was ranked 37th on Desiclub.com's list of the 50 Coolest Desis of 2009.{{cite web |title=Leading News Resource of Pakistan |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2012\04\19\story_19-4-2012_pg9_13 |access-date=19 April 2012 |work=Daily Times}} In 2012, Obaid-Chinoy released the 5-part series Ho Yaqeen (To Believe). In 2014, SOC Films and Obaid-Chinoy released Aghaz-e-Safar, a 12-episode series for Aaj News which tackled issues affecting ordinary Pakistanis across the country including child abuse, domestic violence, issues of gun violence, water scarcity, land grabbing etc.{{Cite web |last=Zafar |first=Naqi |date=10 April 2014 |title=Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy Launches Aghaz-e-Safar |url=https://www.brandsynario.com/sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-launches-aghaz-e-safar/ |access-date=2019-05-02 |website=Brandsynario |language=en-US}} She holds the records for being the first female film director to have won two Academy Awards by the age of 37{{Cite magazine |title=An Activist Filmmaker Tackles Patriarchy in Pakistan |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/09/an-activist-filmmaker-tackles-patriarchy-in-pakistan |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US |access-date=2018-05-29}}{{Cite web |last=NewsBytes |title=Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy releases sixth short from Aagahi series |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/427956-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-releases-sixth-short-from-aagahi-series |access-date=2019-02-11 |website=thenews.com.pk |language=en}}{{cite web |author= |date=18 April 2012 |title=The 2012 TIME 100: Justice Chaudhry, Obaid-Chinoy among Time's 100 influential people, The Express Tribune |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/366830/the-2012-time-100-justice-chaudhry-obaid-chinoy-among-times-100-influential-people/ |access-date=19 April 2012 |publisher=Tribune.com.pk}} and the first person of Pakistani origin to be nominated for (and to win) the Academy Award for best documentary in the short subject category, and the first person of Pakistani origin to win any Academy Award.{{cite news|title=Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy dreams of Pakistan's first Oscar|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-16715099|access-date=28 December 2014|work=BBC News}}[http://www.globalpost.com/webblog/pakistan/sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-wins-emmy-pakistan. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy wins an Emmy for Pakistan] 28 September 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010

In 2014, SOC Films released the 6-part series I Heart Karachi. On 19 April 2015, Song of Lahore,{{cite web |title=Song of Lahore - Trailer & Movie Site - November 13, 2015 |url=http://www.songoflahore.com/ |work=Song of Lahore}} directed and produced by her and Andy Schocken, premiered at Tribeca Film Festival{{cite news |date=19 April 2015 |title=Joyous Tribeca Doc 'Song of Lahore' Shows How Pakistani Music Came Back from the Dead |url=http://www.thewrap.com/joyous-tribeca-doc-song-of-lahore-shows-how-pakistani-music-came-back-from-the-dead/}} and was the Runner-Up to the Tribeca Audience Choice Award.{{cite web |title=The 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Audience Awards Winners Are... - Tribeca |url=https://tribecafilm.com/stories/the-2015-tribeca-film-festival-audience-awards-winners |work=Tribeca}} In September 2015, Broad Green Pictures{{cite web |title=Broad Green Pictures |url=http://broadgreen.com/ |work=broadgreen.com}} acquired the U.S. distribution rights to Song of Lahore announcing the release of the film in select cinemas in the U.S. In October 2015 the film was submitted for consideration in the documentary feature category for the 2016 Oscars by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/10/23/oscars-2016-documentary-submissions/|title=Academy releases long list of Best Documentary qualifiers|author=Oliver Gettell |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}

Song of Lahore European premiere was at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA){{cite web |title=Song of Lahore - IDFA |url=https://www.idfa.nl/industry/tags/project.aspx?id=58FA627A-C625-4E35-9EFB-485D7795641E&tab=dfs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204192922/https://www.idfa.nl/industry/tags/project.aspx?id=58FA627A-C625-4E35-9EFB-485D7795641E&tab=dfs |archive-date=4 February 2016 |access-date=9 November 2015 |work=idfa.nl}} from 18 to 29 November 2015. The film had its Middle Eastern premiere at the 12th Annual Dubai International Film Festival{{cite web |title=Dubai International Film Festival - Films 2015 - SONG OF LAHORE |url=http://dubaifilmfest.com/en/films/42315/song_of_lahore.html |work=Dubai International Film Festival}} in December 2015.

On 22 May 2015, Pakistan's first animated movie, 3 Bahadur, directed by Obaid-Chinoy, a film dedicated to inculcating bravery in the youth of Pakistan, was released by Waadi Animations. It was the first computer-animated feature-length film made by a Pakistani.{{Cite web|title = Sharmeen appointed honorary ambassador of blood safety|url = http://nation.com.pk/entertainment/18-Feb-2016/sharmeen-appointed-honorary-ambassador-of-blood-safety|website = The Nation| date=17 February 2016 |access-date = 2016-02-18}}{{Cite news|url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2112152,00.html?xid=tweetbut|title=Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy - The World's 100 Most Influential People: 2012 - TIME|last=Jolie|first=Angelina|date=18 April 2012|newspaper=Time|issn=0040-781X|access-date=2017-01-18}} Despite being shown on only 50 screens in Pakistan, the film became Pakistan's highest grossing animated movie of all time, earning Rs 6.5 million and exceeding the record set by Rio 2.{{cite news|url=http://www.brandsynario.com/3-bahadur-makes-over-6-5-crore-in-six-weeks/|title=3 Bahadur Makes over 6.5 Crore in Six Weeks |date=3 July 2015 }} 3 Bahadur also screened at the Montreal World Film Festival{{Cite news|url=https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1147724|title='3 Bahadur' to be screened at Montreal World Film Festival|last=Jawaid|first=Wajiha|date=21 August 2015|work=HIP|access-date=2018-03-19|language=en-US}} in Canada, in August 2015.

On 11 September 2015, Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers{{Cite web|url=http://www.peacekeepersdoc.com/|title=Peacekeepers|website=Peacekeepers}} Obaid-Chinoy's feature documentary, co-directed and produced with Geeta Gandbhir, screened at the Toronto International Film Festival{{cite web|url=http://nation.com.pk/entertainment/11-Sep-2015/sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-s-new-documentary-premiers-at-toronto-film-festival|title=Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy's new documentary premieres at Toronto Film Festival|date=11 September 2015|work=The Nation}}{{cite web|url=http://tiff.net/festivals/festival15/tiffdocs/a-journey-of-a-thousand-miles-peacekeepers|title=TIFF.net - A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers|author=Toronto International Film Festival|work=TIFF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017054157/http://tiff.net/festivals/festival15/tiffdocs/a-journey-of-a-thousand-miles-peacekeepers|archive-date=17 October 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=29 October 2015}} 2015 for its North American premiere. The film follows the journey of three Bangladeshi women soldiers who are deployed to Haiti as part of the United Nations peacekeeping mission. The film premiered at the Mumbai Film Festival{{cite web|url=http://www.mumbaifilmfestival.com/f2-1.html|title=JIO MAMI WITH STAR INDIA|work=mumbaifilmfestival.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017234427/http://www.mumbaifilmfestival.com/f2-1.html|archive-date=17 October 2015|url-status=dead}} on 29 October 2015 for its Asian premiere and played at the DOC NYC{{cite web|url=http://www.docnyc.net/film/journey-of-a-thousand-miles-peacekeepers-a/#.VjHODmQrK_p|title=A JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES: PEACEKEEPERS|work=DOCNYC}} Festival in November 2015.

On 15 February 2016, Obaid-Chinoy met with the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad to discuss the measures required to plug legal loopholes which allow the perpetrators of the so-called honour killings to walk free.{{cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1047304/pm-meets-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-vows-to-remove-stain-of-honour-killings-from-pakistan/|title=PM Nawaz meets Sharmeen Obaid, vows to remove 'stain' of honour killings from Pakistan|date=15 February 2016|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=1 March 2016}} On 22 February 2016, the first screening of A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness was held at the Prime Minister's Secretariat in Islamabad, opened by remarks made by Obaid-Chinoy and Prime Minister Sharif - concerning the amendments needed to prevent honour killings from occurring in Pakistan. On 17 February 2016, the film screened at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City as part of a discussion of women and peacekeeping.{{cite web|url=http://webtv.un.org/watch/panel-discussion-following-the-screening-of-the-film-a-journey-of-a-thousand-miles-peacekeepers/4762420867001#full-text|title=UN Live United Nations Web TV - Opening remarks and Panel discussion following the screening of the Film "A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers"|access-date=1 March 2016}} The documentary won the Humanitarian Award at the RiverRun International Film Festival on 21 April 2016 and also won at the Bentonville Film Festival, dated 7 May 2016.{{cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1051831/pm-house-full-screening-of-sharmeen-chinoys-documentary-today/|title=PM house full: Screening of Sharmeen Chinoy's documentary today|date=22 February 2016|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=1 March 2016}} On 28 February 2016, A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness won Obaid-Chinoy a second Oscar for Best Documentary, Short Subject at the 88th Academy Awards. This is the first Oscar win for her film company SOC Films and her second Oscar as director.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/29/movies/oscar-winners.html|title=Oscar Winners 2016: The Complete List|date=29 February 2016|work=The New York Times|access-date=1 March 2016}} Later in 2017, the work also received an International Emmy Award for Best Documentary.{{Cite news|url=http://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/desi-news/sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-wins-emmy-for-girl-in-the-river-1.2102758|title=Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy wins Emmy for 'Girl in the River'|author=Usman Ghafoor|date=9 October 2017|work=GulfNews|access-date=2017-10-12}}

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On 20 May 2016 Song of Lahore was released in select cinemas across New York City and Los Angeles.

Obaid-Chinoy's commercial venture Sulagta Sitara is a documentary series which was released on ARY Digital in 2016. In January 2017, she was invited to speak at the 47th World Economic Forum (WEF), and was the first artist{{clarify|date=March 2024}} to co-chair the WEF's annual meeting.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/01/16/sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-first-ever-artist-to-co-chair-wef/|title=Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy first-ever artist to co-chair WEF|date=16 January 2017 |access-date=2017-01-18}}{{Cite news|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1176934|title=Sharmeen Obaid will be the first-ever artist to co-chair World Economic Forum|author=Images Staff|agency=Associated Press|date=17 January 2017|work=Images|access-date=2018-01-29|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1296992/sharmeen-obaid-first-ever-artist-co-chair-world-economic-forum/|title=Sharmeen Obaid first-ever artist to co-chair World Economic Forum - The Express Tribune|date=16 January 2017|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=2018-01-29|language=en-US}} Obaid-Chinoy said: "It is a great honour to be the first artist ever to be given the opportunity to co-chair the prestigious World Economic Forum at Davos in 2017. I have always believed that the true mark of any thriving society is the amount of investment made in its cultural and artistic infrastructure. There is, now, an increasing recognition of the fact that business and economics must go hand-in-hand with culture and arts for society to move forward and it is with great pride that I will be representing both the art community and my country, Pakistan!"{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/173257-Sharmeen-Obaid-Chinoy-to-co-chair-the-47th-World-Economic-Forum-in-Davos|title=Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy to co-chair the 47th World Economic Forum in Davos|last=NewsBytes|website=thenews.com.pk|language=en|access-date=2018-01-29}}

From 1–9 July 2017 a new work by Obaid-Chinoy - HOME1947{{Cite web |title=HOME1947 |url=http://home1947.com/ |website=HOME1947}} - was inaugurated at the Manchester International Festival.{{Cite web|url=http://mif.co.uk/previous-festivals/mif17/home1947/|title=HOME1947 – Manchester International Festival : Manchester International Festival|website=mif.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-01-29}} The exhibition then travelled to Mumbai in August, where it formed part of the Museum of Memories at the Godrej India Culture Lab.{{Cite news|url=https://fellowsblog.ted.com/remembering-the-partition-of-india-so-that-we-may-move-ahead-bdc74e7766cc|title=Remembering the Partition of India, "so that we may move ahead"|date=4 August 2017|work=TED Fellows|access-date=2018-01-29}} The Pakistan premiere of Home 1947 took place in October 2017{{Cite news|url=https://nation.com.pk/20-Oct-2017/sharmeen-s-first-immersive-exhibition-at-heritage-now|title=Sharmeen's first immersive exhibition at 'Heritage Now'|work=The Nation|access-date=2018-01-29|language=en-US}} at the Heritage Now festival in Lahore,{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishcouncil.pk/sites/default/files/hn_booklet.pdf|title=Heritage Now - Lahore, Saturday 21 October 2017 to Sunday 22 October 2017}} before transferring to Karachi{{Cite news|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/opinion/blog/you-can-never-go-home-again/|title=You Can Never Go Home Again|work=Daily Pakistan Global|access-date=2018-01-29|language=en-US}} in December 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/socfilms/videos/2021212637895157/|title=Sharmeen Obaid|website=facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-29}}

Obaid-Chinoy's series of documentary films, Look But With Love, released on the Within app in October 2017, is Pakistan's first virtual reality documentary series focusing on the people of Pakistan who are striving to change the socio-political landscape of their communities through causes they are passionate about.{{Cite web |title=Look But With Love |url=https://www.with.in/search?q=look%20but%20with%20love |url-status=dead |website=Within |access-date=15 January 2021 |archive-date=7 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107071525/https://www.with.in/search?q=look%20but%20with%20love }}{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@Within/capturing-stories-of-quiet-heroism-in-pakistan-d204c712780d|title=Capturing Stories of Quiet Heroism in Pakistan|date=5 October 2017 }}

In November 2017, Obaid-Chinoy was awarded the 2017 Knight International Journalism Award, by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) in Washington, DC. The award recognises her efforts to chronicle the human toll of extremism. "At great personal risk, Obaid-Chinoy and al Masri faced terrorism head on, getting behind the scenes to chronicle untold abuses", said ICFJ President Joyce Barnathan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.icfj.org/news/2017-knight-international-award-winners-chronicle-human-toll-extremism|title=2017 Knight International Award Winners Chronicle the Human Toll of Extremism|website=International Center for Journalists}} The award by the ICFJ recognises media professionals who demonstrate a passionate commitment to excellent reporting that makes a difference in the lives of people around the world. Obaid-Chinoys' work in highlighting legal loopholes around the practice of honour killing led to legislative change in Pakistan.{{Cite web|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-to-receive-international-journalism-award-in-washington/|title=ICFJ report in Pakistani media|date=23 October 2017 }}

In 2018, the Aagahi series was launched which educates women about the rights and how to navigate the police and judicial system. Aagahi has won wide acclaim with women sharing the videos and commenting on their usefulness.{{Cite web |date=4 February 2019 |title=Sharmeen Obaid launches 6th animated short film from AAGAHI |url=https://nation.com.pk/05-Feb-2019/sharmeen-obaid-launches-6th-animated-short-film-from-aagahi |access-date=2019-05-02 |website=The Nation |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Tribune.com.pk |date=2 September 2018 |title=Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy educates women on legal rights in new web series 'Aagahi' |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1793590/4-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-educates-women-legal-rights-new-web-series-aagahi/ |access-date=2019-05-02 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy on Instagram: "SOC Films is pleased to announce the launch of 'Aagahi' - a public service campaign aimed at educating women about their legal rights in Pakistan. Over the course of the next seven months we will release a series of short animated films in Urdu and other regional languages explaining and clarifying the legislations which affect women. Our first film (see bio for link) highlights the crimes and procedure to register an official FIR with the local police department in Pakistan. We are also extremely grateful that Aamina Sheikh has lent her voice for the campaign, and we will be sharing all our films and materials free of cost with all media outlets for dissemination across the country. VO Artist: Aamina Sheikh Art Director : Kulsum Ebrahim Lead Illustrator: Kulsum Ebrahim Illustrator: Nasir Ansari Associate Producer: Maheen Jam Story & Research: Sualeha Qureshi, Hani Taha Sound Recording: Wasif Arshad Sound Design: Sameer Khan Logo design: Noor Euseph #aagahi #knowyourrights #womensrights #citizensrights #pakistan #fir #khatoon #waf #SOCFilms #socfilmsanimation #2Danimation #infographics #breakthesilence #tothegirls #yesallwomen #pakistaniat #urduposts #animateforpakistan #animateforchange #humanity #storiesthatmatter" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BnLaA8Glqld/ |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=Instagram |language=en}}{{Citation |title=Aagahi- How to Register an FIR | date=September 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ_qLKjKeM4 |language=en |access-date=2023-02-24}}

In 2018, Obaid-Chinoy spoke at TED in Vancouver about the impact of mobile cinema which has been traveling across Pakistan screening films for small towns and communities in all provinces.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90337127/this-mobile-cinema-is-helping-women-in-pakistan-learn-their-rights|title=This mobile cinema is helping women in Pakistan learn their rights|last=Anzilotti|first=Eillie|date=19 April 2019|website=Fast Company|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-02}}

In June 2018, it was announced that the HBO Sports documentary Student Athlete, directed by Obaid-Chinoy and Trish Dalton, would be debuting on 2 October 2018 on the HBO network.{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/hbo-cinemax-pr/hbo-sports-documentary-student-athlete-to-debut-october-2-on-hbo-ffcf9cd58329|title=HBO SPORTS® DOCUMENTARY STUDENT ATHLETE, REVEALING THE HARDSHIPS ENDURED BY UNPAID NCAA ATHLETES WHO GENERATE BILLIONS FOR THEIR INSTITUTIONS, TO DEBUT IN OCTOBER|date=10 September 2018 }}

In September 2019, Obaid-Chinoy unveiled her animated film, Sitara: Let Girls Dream, in theaters in New York.{{Cite web|url=https://www.entertainmentpk.com/sitara-trailer-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy/|title=Sitara {{!}} Trailer {{!}}Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy {{!}} Entertainment Pakistan|date=24 September 2019|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-23}} It was produced under the banner of Obaid-Chinoy's animation company, Waadi Animations entirely in Pakistan, in association with Vice Studios and Gucci's Chime For Change.{{Cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1183729|title=Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's latest animated film is about child marriages|author=Images Staff|date=24 September 2019|website=Images|language=en|access-date=2019-10-23}}

Her animated mini-series Stories for Children about inspiring figures in Pakistan looks at local heroes' relationships with their parents.{{Cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1180281|title=Our new mini-series looks at local heroes' relationship with their parents, says Sharmeen Obaid|first=Haneen|last=Rafi|date=19 June 2018|website=Images}}{{Cite web |title=Stories for children - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB7lGfJlxekiFd56aejhZ_eljY1SsKANC |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=www.youtube.com}} Obaid-Chinoy is the honorary consul general for Norway in Karachi, Pakistan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.norway.no/en/pakistan/norway-pakistan/news-events/news2/new-consul-general-for-norway-in-karachi/|title = New consul general for Norway in Karachi}}

It was announced in September 2020 that Obaid-Chinoy would be co-directing the Ms. Marvel series with Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah and Meera Menon for Disney+ to bring Marvel Studios’ first Muslim hero to the big screen.{{Cite web|title=Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy to helm 'Ms. Marvel' as the studio's first Pakistani filmmaker|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/717136-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-to-helm-ms-marvel-as-the-studios-first-pakistani-director|access-date=2021-03-22|website=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy among directors for Ms Marvel {{!}} SAMAA|url=https://www.samaa.tv/entertainment/2020/09/sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-ms-marvel/|access-date=2021-03-22|website=Samaa TV|date=19 September 2020 |language=en-US}} The opportunity made her the first Pakistani director to be involved with Marvel.{{Cite web|author=|date=2020-09-20|title=Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy: the first Pakistani director for Marvel|url=https://cutacut.com/2020/09/20/marvel-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy/|access-date=2021-03-22|website=cutacut|language=en-US}}

Following its tour in Pakistan, the Home 1947 showcase made its North American debut at Oklahoma Contemporary in February 2022. Within this exhibition, Obaid-Chinoy contributed two films that delve into the profound impact of the Partition of India in 1947. Obaid-Chinoy's earlier film, Terror’s Children (2002), focused on Afghan refugee children in Karachi.{{Cite web |title=Home1947: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy |url=https://oklahomacontemporary.org/exhibitions/upcoming/home1947-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=Oklahoma Contemporary |language=en}}

In September 2022, Patakha Pictures, founded by Obaid-Chinoy, launched "Pakistan Stories" in collaboration with the Scottish Documentary Institute and the British Council. The initiative supported ten female Pakistani documentary filmmakers, pairing them to produce five short films over 12 weeks, celebrating 75 years of Pakistan through the female gaze.{{Cite web |last=Hasan |first=Shazia |date=2023-09-23 |title=Sharmeen's project gives 19 filmmakers wings to fly |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1777414 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}

In October 2022, it was reported that Obaid-Chinoy would be directing an untitled film set in the Star Wars universe, written by Steven Knight,{{Cite web |last=B. Vary |first=Adam|date=2023-03-22 |title=Steven Knight to Write New 'Star Wars' Movie After Damon Lindelof, Justin Britt-Gibson Exit (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/star-wars-steven-knight-damon-lindelof-justin-britt-gibson-1235560466/|access-date=2023-03-22|website=Variety|language=en-US}} from a previous draft by Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibson.{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=October 24, 2022 |title=Secret 'Star Wars' Film From Damon Lindelof And Lucasfilm Sets 'Ms Marvel's Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy As Director |url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/star-wars-damon-lindelof-lucasfilm-ms-marvel-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-1235152896/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024034500/https://deadline.com/2022/10/star-wars-damon-lindelof-lucasfilm-ms-marvel-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-1235152896/ |archive-date=October 24, 2022 |access-date=October 24, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} In April 2023, Disney officially announced during the Star Wars Celebration convention that Obaid-Chinoy would direct the film, set 15 years after the events of The Rise of Skywalker, and with Daisy Ridley back as Rey.{{Cite web |last=Team |first=StarWars com |title=SWCE 2023: Three New Star Wars Movies Announced |url=https://www.starwars.com/news/swce-2023-new-star-wars-films |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=StarWars.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last1=Ritman |first1=Borys Kit, Alex |last2=Kit |first2=Borys |last3=Ritman |first3=Alex |date=2023-04-07 |title='Star Wars': New Movies from James Mangold, Dave Filoni in the Works |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/new-star-wars-movies-james-mangold-daisy-ridley-1235368795/ |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

In February 2023 Obaid-Chinoy introduced an international art residency program "Neela Asmaan" through SOC Films. The program provides opportunities for both emerging and established artists from Pakistan and beyond to work in the picturesque Shigar Valley of Gilgit-Baltistan.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-10 |title=Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy unveils new art residency program for Pakistani artists |url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/10-Feb-2023/sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-unveils-new-international-art-residency-program-for-pakistani-artists |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=Daily Pakistan Global |language=en}}

It was announced in April 2023 that Obaid-Chinoy is set to direct a new documentary about the life of fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg. The documentary, co-directed with Trish Dalton called Diane von Fürstenberg: Woman in Charge has been released on Hulu. It features interviews with her family, Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Barry Diller, Anderson Cooper, Mark Jacobs, archival footage, as well as telling her mother's story as a Holocaust survivor.{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=2023-04-20 |title=Diane von Furstenberg Doc in the Works at Hulu (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/diane-von-furstenberg-documentary-hulu-1235589604/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

• Trustee at Smith College{{Cite news|url=https://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/desi-news/sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-now-smith-college-trustee-1.2245165|title=Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy now Smith College trustee|author=Usman Ghafoor|date=2 July 2018|work=GulfNews|access-date=2018-07-02}}
• Board member of the Asian University for Women{{Cite web|url=http://www.auw.edu.bd/about/governance/auw-board-of-trustees/|title=AUW Board of Trustees|website=Asian University for Women (AUW): the first regional, liberal arts institution in South Asia|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-02}}
• First artist to co-chair the World Economic Forum in 2017

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