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Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

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Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Did Disney announce that Star Wars: Episode X will be 'The Return of Rey'? Maybe that title is wishful thinking, but Daisy Ridley's Rey is definitely back for another Star Wars film! Rey will rebuild the Jedi Academy to train a new generation of younglings in the ways of the Force. Order 66 declared the Jedi traitors to the Galactic Republic, and they've been in hiding for decades. The film will be directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, winner of two Academy Awards for Documentary Shorts, and and the script will be written by Steven Knight ("Peaky Blinders," 'Spencer', 'Eastern Promises'). Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy surprised the 2023 Star Wars Celebration fans by bringing Ridley on stage to announce her return.
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Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy was born on 12 November 1978 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. She is a producer and director, known for Saving Face (2012), A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers (2015) and A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness (2015). She is married to Fahd Kamal Chinoy. They have two children.
BornNovember 12, 1978
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BornNovember 12, 1978
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    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 26 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Known for

    Saving Face (2012)
    Saving Face
    8.0
    Short
    • Producer
    • 2012
    A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers (2015)
    A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers
    4.7
    • Producer
    • 2015
    A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness (2015)
    A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
    7.8
    Short
    • Producer
    • 2015
    Sitara: Let Girls Dream (2019)
    Sitara: Let Girls Dream
    7.1
    Short
    • Producer
    • 2019

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge (2024)
      Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge
      7.2
      • producer
      • 2024
    • I Am Somebody (2023)
      I Am Somebody
      4.4
      • producer
      • 2023
    • A Life Too Short (2021)
      A Life Too Short
      4.7
      Short
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Sitara: Let Girls Dream (2019)
      Sitara: Let Girls Dream
      7.1
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Freedom Fighters (2019)
      Freedom Fighters
      2.6
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • 3 Bahadur: Rise of the Warriors (2018)
      3 Bahadur: Rise of the Warriors
      4.9
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Student Athlete (2018)
      Student Athlete
      6.5
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Doc World (2016)
      Doc World
      7.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Deepika Kumari in Ladies First (2017)
      Ladies First
      7.1
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • 3 Bahadur: The Revenge of Baba Balaam (2016)
      3 Bahadur: The Revenge of Baba Balaam
      6.2
      • producer (as Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy)
      • 2016
    • Woman with Gloria Steinem (2016)
      Woman with Gloria Steinem
      7.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness (2015)
      A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
      7.8
      Short
      • producer
      • 2015
    • A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers (2015)
      A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers
      4.7
      • producer
      • 2015
    • 3 Bahadur (2015)
      3 Bahadur
      7.0
      • producer (as Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, produced by)
      • 2015
    • Song of Lahore (2015)
      Song of Lahore
      7.2
      • producer
      • 2015

    Director

    • Star Wars: New Jedi Order
      • Director
      • In Production
      • 2026
    • Reggae Girlz
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge (2024)
      Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Mohan Kapur, Laurel Marsden, Iman Vellani, Zenobia Shroff, Matt Lintz, Travina Springer, Saagar Shaikh, Yasmeen Fletcher, and Rish Shah in Miss Marvel (2022)
      Miss Marvel
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Fundamental.: Gender Justice. No Exceptions. (2020)
      Fundamental.: Gender Justice. No Exceptions.
      2.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Sitara: Let Girls Dream (2019)
      Sitara: Let Girls Dream
      7.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Freedom Fighters (2019)
      Freedom Fighters
      2.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • 3 Bahadur: Rise of the Warriors (2018)
      3 Bahadur: Rise of the Warriors
      4.9
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Student Athlete (2018)
      Student Athlete
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2018
    • 3 Bahadur: The Revenge of Baba Balaam (2016)
      3 Bahadur: The Revenge of Baba Balaam
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2016
    • A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness (2015)
      A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
      7.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers (2015)
      A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers
      4.7
      • Director
      • 2015
    • 3 Bahadur (2015)
      3 Bahadur
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Song of Lahore (2015)
      Song of Lahore
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Ho Yaqeen (2012)
      Ho Yaqeen
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Saving Face (2012)
      Saving Face
      8.0
      Short
      • co-director
      • 2012
    • True Stories (1988)
      True Stories
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011

    Writer

    • Sitara: Let Girls Dream (2019)
      Sitara: Let Girls Dream
      7.1
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • 3 Bahadur: The Revenge of Baba Balaam (2016)
      3 Bahadur: The Revenge of Baba Balaam
      6.2
      • story concept
      • 2016
    • 3 Bahadur (2015)
      3 Bahadur
      7.0
      • story concept
      • 2015

    Videos6

    Ms. Marvel Episode 5 Teaser
    Demo Reel 0:14
    Ms. Marvel Episode 5 Teaser
    Sitara - Let Girls Dream
    Demo Reel 0:47
    Sitara - Let Girls Dream
    Sitara - Let Girls Dream
    Demo Reel 0:47
    Sitara - Let Girls Dream
    Ms. Marvel Episode 4 teaser
    Demo Reel 0:16
    Ms. Marvel Episode 4 teaser
    All About Rey's Return to Star Wars
    Clip 1:56
    All About Rey's Return to Star Wars
    A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
    Trailer 0:49
    A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
    Song of Lahore
    Trailer 2:26
    Song of Lahore

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      • Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy
    • Born
      • November 12, 1978
      • Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
    • Spouse
      • Fahd Kamal Chinoy? - present (2 children)
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      • 1 Interview
      • 5 Articles

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      She's the first Pakistani to win an Academy Award.

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