“My topics are timely. When an event is happening is when I want to be there... I think it is our duty to challenge the status quo.” ThinkingWantChallengesEventsDutyHappeningsTopicsStatus QuoTimely Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
“There were a lot of unique challenges in producing the film, such as the logistical issues inherent in producing a long-term verite film in Pakistan, dealing with Urdu and Punjabi dialogue with an English-speaking editor and all the difficulties in recording, editing and clearing so many music tracks.” LongFilmTermChallengesIssuesUniqueDifficultyTrackDialogueLong TermEditorsInherentEditingPakistanClearingEnglish SpeakingUrduPunjabis Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
“But the biggest challenge overall was narrowing down the complex narrative elements into a clean and straightforward story while maintaining a sense of the cultural context that makes the film special.” StoriesFilmChallengesSpecialElementsCleanComplexesNarrativeMaintainingStraightforward Author: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.” PeopleWorldVoiceCommunityChallengesTelevisionOrdinaryExtraordinaryScreensAround The WorldOrdinary People Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
