Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Living Out Loud

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

While officially a secular nation, church and state are far from separate in Georgia, where homophobia is common. The Christian Orthodox Church holds great power including among government officials, resulting in homophobic and transphobic violence and discrimination throughout the country, hate crimes and murders, and state-ordered threats against LGBTQI+ individuals and activists. At the same time, the feminist and LGBTQI+ movements in Georgia are growing stronger and more organized. In “Living Out Loud,” we meet Eka Aghdgomelashvili, a Georgian feminist activist and trailblazer who led successful efforts to pass anti-discrimination laws in this former Soviet state. We also meet a young artist, Eka Tkemeladze, and fellow community activists who are mobilizing in the tense days leading up to the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) rally.

Saving Face

Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Sarkar Abbas, Mohammad Jawad

Every year hundreds of people - mostly women - are attacked with acid in Pakistan. Follow several of these survivors, their fight for justice, and a Pakistani plastic surgeon who has returned to his homeland to help them restore their faces and their lives.

A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Saba, Asad Jamal

A woman in Pakistan sentenced to death for falling in love becomes a rare survivor of the country's harsh judicial system.

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ms. Marvel

Brad Baruh

Laurel Marsden, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Go behind-the-scenes every step of the way with immersive footage from the making of the series, along with insightful interviews on set from the cast and crew of Ms. Marvel as we watch Iman Vellani and her character, Kamala Khan, become the fan-favorite superhero right before our eyes.

Song of Lahore

Andy Schocken, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Najaf Ali, Rafiq Ahmed

Until the late 1970s, the Pakistani city of Lahore was world-renowned for its music. Following the Islamization of Pakistan, many artists struggled to continue their life's work. Song of Lahore turns the spotlight on a group of stalwart musicians that kept playing and ultimately attracted listeners from around the world.

Sitara: Let Girls Dream

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Pari, a 14-year-old girl, dreams of becoming a pilot while growing up in a society that doesn’t allow her to dream.

تین بہادر

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Zuhab Khan, Muneeba Yaseen

Three Braves is the story of three extraordinary children who rise from the most unlikeliest of places and save their town from the evils plague it. Equipped with courage and super powers,11 year old Amna, Saadi and Kamil battle against the odds and stand up to injustice to restore peace and harmony in their once thriving community And live a very happy life.

Transgenders: Pakistan's Open Secret

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Day to day lives and hardships of Pakistan's discriminated transgender class.

Brilliance

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Will Smith

In the future, non-neurotypical people — demonized by society as “twists” or “abnorms” — are threatening the status quo of the “normal” population with their unique gifts. They are officially labeled as “Brilliants” and are carefully tracked by the government.

Student Athlete

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Trish Dalton

LeBron James

Unveils the exploitative world of high-revenue college sports through the stories of young men at varying stages in their athletic careers.

٣ بہادر: بابا بالام کا انتقام

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Fahim Khan, Zuhab Khan

3 children now have a task of defeating babe balm who is rising again.

3 Bahadur: Rise of the Warriors

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Zuhab Khan, Arisha Razi

The kids are going about their lives like other children, at times finding it difficult to control their powers. It is only during a school trip when they run into the mysterious circus performer, Erma , that things start to heat up.

A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers

Geeta Gandbhir, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Follows three women in an all female, predominantly Muslim unit of police officers sent to post-earthquake Haiti as UN Peacekeepers for one year. The mission challenges these women while shattering commonly held stereotypes.

Fundamental.: Gender Justice. No Exceptions.

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Defenders of Justice focuses on Black Women’s movement against patriarchy and racism.

Fundamental: Defenders of Justice

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Defenders of Justice focuses on Black Women's movement against patriarchy and racism.

Girls at the Heart of It

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Today, young Kenyan women and girls are taking their futures into their own hands. In “Girls at the Heart of It,” audiences follow two young women from Akili Dada, a women-led grassroots organization focused on empowering girls and young women ages 13-22 to become leaders in Kenya, including through sexual and reproductive health advocacy. Through high school- and university-level programs, teenage girls and young women at Akili Dada are building skills to raise awareness about sexual and reproductive health and rights in their communities, and challenging norms and perceptions to help their peers take better control of their bodies and their futures. Alongside their stories, audiences meet Purity Kagwiria, Akili Dada’s Executive Director, whose own personal experiences have led her to a lifelong commitment to support women and girls in her community.