“My films are motivated by a keen interest in highlighting issues that affect marginalized populations who are caught in difficult circumstances.” FilmDifficultInterestIssuesCircumstancesCaughtPopulationMotivatedMarginalizedDifficult CircumstancesHighlighting Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
“Working in any country where you want to talk about the kind of issues that other people don't want to talk about is difficult.” PeopleWantKindCountryDifficultIssues Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
“It's often said that I choose subjects that are sensational! I choose to film subjects that spark difficult conversations and make people uncomfortable. Change only comes about when people are forced to discuss an issue, and that's what I hope my films do.” PeopleSaidFilmDifficultIssuesSubjectsConversationUncomfortableSparksSensationalDifficult Conversations 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
