Saving Face (Pakistan/USA) | Click here to watch
(40 min; 2012; Urdu/English and with English subtitles)
Directors: Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid-Chenoy
Multiple award winner including Oscar Award for Best Documentary, Short Subjects, Academy Awards, USA 2012; Emmy for Best Documentary & Outstanding Editing: Documentary and Long Form, News & Documentary Emmy Awards 2013; Audience Award, Aspen Shortsfest 2012; among others
Zakia is a survivor of acid attack, which has become appallingly common in some parts of the world, mainly Cambodia, Afghanistan and Southern Asia. This documentary focuses on Pakistan, which has around 100 reported cases per year, while it is thought many more, especially in rural areas, go unreported.
Zakia was attacked by her husband when she filed for divorce after years of abuse. Rukhsana was attacked by her husband, then her sister-in-law and mother-in -law, who set fire to her and locked her in a room to die. The film follows the stories of these two women and their fight for justice.
