Pakistan’s First Oscar Win Explores Efforts to End Acid Violence This year’s Best Short Documentary category at the Academy Awards has honoured a film from Pakistan about acid violence. Saving Face by directors Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy and Daniel Junge, follows the work of a British-Pakistani surgeon with the Acid Survivor Foundation (ASF), to provide free surgical services and support to victims of acid attacks. It also explores the holistic ways in which ASF-Pakistan has been working to … [Read more...]
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, Oscar – Efforts to End Acid Violence in Pakistan
February 29, 2012 by Team Celebration
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