Journalism of Courage
Rebecca Conway & Chris Allbritton
Pakistani filmmaker and first-time Oscar nominee Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy won an Academy Award on Monday for her documentary about acid attack victims.
Saving Face chronicles the work of British Pakistani plastic surgeon Mohammad Jawad,who performed reconstructive surgery on survivors of acid attacks in Pakistan.
Co-director Daniel Junge said he had the idea for the film after hearing about Jawad,and asked Chinoy to work with him. He has been previously nominated for an both an Oscar and an Emmy.
