Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Is Excited About The New Year And New Projects

TV & Film

Jan 3

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is a Pakistani-Canadian filmmaker and political activist. Her works cover a range of genres and topics, from documentaries to commentary on gender to animated pieces. She also directed several episodes of Marvel Studios’ Ms. Marvel. The future is bright for this filmmaker as the studio she founded remains busy and a Star Wars project rises on the horizon. In an interview with CNN leading into the New Year, Obaid-Chinoy delved a bit into what she’s looking forward to in 2024.

The next Star Wars film will be directed by Obaid-Chinoy; not much is known about it beyond the film being set while Rey rebuilds the Jedi Order, and details will probably be kept pretty tightly under wraps until the 2026 window approaches. Regarding the upcoming Star Wars film specifically, Obaid-Chinoy explained, “I think what we are about to create is something very special.” She continued, “I think it’s about time that we had a woman come forward to shape the story in a galaxy far, far away.”

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Obaid-Chinoy does a lot of documentary work as well. In any project the filmmaker approaches, previous experiences influence her craft. She explained, “My work takes me right around the world where I focus on grassroots communities.” The director continued, pointing out one of her biggest inspirations as a teacher who “runs a school for young women” and “has stood up to loud voices” opposing this.

The filmmaker wrapped up her commentary with the following statement:

“Somebody opened a door for me, that allowed me to walk through it and grab the opportunities that have come my way. And it is so important for me to open doors for the next generation of female filmmakers in my own home country of Pakistan. And I founded Patakha Pictures. Patakha means firecrackers, so the idea is to give birth to the next generation of firecrackers in my home country… I run a funding and mentorship program along with my team in the country… We’re about to, in 2024, fund another 15 films. And so the idea is that we get as many of these young women access they need to be able to tell the stories they want to tell. If I can lay the network of the next generation of filmmakers in Pakistan, that is the kind of legacy that I want to lead.”

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