Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

By bringing the voices of the ordinary people faced with extraordinary challenges to television screens around the world, I hope to affect change in one community at a time. ↗

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

#around #bringing #challenges #change #community

Don't give up your dreams. ↗

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

#give #our dreams #up #your #your dreams

Education liberates a woman. ↗

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

#liberates #woman

I believe in telling the truth. ↗

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

#i #i believe #i believe in #telling #telling the truth

I don't think I'll be making documentaries my whole life. ↗

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

#i #life #making #think #whole

I hope I can make Pakistan proud by bringing home an Oscar. ↗

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

#home #hope #i #i can #make

I'd like to do a film in Canada, but it's too difficult. National Film Board funding takes too long, and there's too much paperwork; by the time the film is approved the topic is dead and gone. ↗

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

#board #by the time #canada #dead #difficult

I'm generally quite an angry person, and I like to channel my anger toward something creative. ↗

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

#angry #angry person #channel #creative #generally

In terms of 'Saving Face,' I was inspired by the stories of survivors who didn't let their attacks stop them from pursuing justice and seeking treatment. ↗

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

#face #i #inspired #justice #pursuing

An Academy Award nomination is stuff dreams are made of. ↗

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

#academy award #award #dreams #made #nomination