Saving Face (2012 film)

Saving Face is a 2012 documentary film directed by Sharmeen ObaidChinoy and Daniel Junge about acid attacks on women in Pakistan. The film won an Emmy Award and the 2012 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject, making its director, Sharmeen ObaidChinoy, Pakistans first Oscar winner.

ObaidChinoy has stated that the film is a positive story about Pakistan on two accounts firstly, it portrays how a PakistaniBritish doctor comes to treat them and it also discusses, in great depth, the parliaments decision to pass a bill on acid violence. She has said that the film assisted in the trial and conviction of one of the perpetrators of acid violence.ObaidChinoy chose the subject of acid violence after being contacted by Junge, who had already filmed portions of the documentary prior to their discussion. ObaidChinoy commented to The Wall Street Journal that The subject matter immediately appealed to me Acid violence impacts women in southern Punjab and changes the lives of hundreds of women each year. The documenters initially had some difficulty contacting and gaining the trust of the survivors in the film as well as connecting with the local community, but stated that once we had spent a considerable amount of time on the ground and had established relationships, we did not experience any further obstacles. ........

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