Pakistan Goes to the Oscars

Reblogged from CHUP! - Changing Up Pakistan:

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Tomorrow is Oscar day. If you are anything like me, you watch as many Oscar-nominated films as humanly possible (while still, of course, maintaining some semblance of a life) and hope your favorite movies walk away with the coveted trophy.

The Oscars are it, the last pit stop in the awards season, the culmination of all that was brilliant in film that year.

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Since I haven't watched 'Saving Face' myself, I cannot possibly write about the short film, but I came across this post on Twitter and felt I should re-blog it, just to do my bit in supporting Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, the first Pakistani to ever be nominated for an Academy award! Sharmeen was a year or two junior to me during my A level stint at the Karachi Grammar School, so I feel connected in a way. In December, she was invited as the guest of honour on Sports Day, where she turned up wearing a white kurta and chooridar pajama and a beautiful green dupatta, not just symbolizing the colours of the Pakistani flag, but also to show her support for Streeton House, of which she was an erstwhile House Captain :) Amu won a bunch of medals that day (she happens to be a fine athlete!) so she got to shake the Oscar nominee's hand :) Here's to her winning!! Just like Amu won the 200 metre race, breaking the school record!! Do visit Kalsoom's blog 'Chup' and read all about 'Saving Face' and what it documents. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update! : Saving Face won!! What a proud moment for Sharmeen, Daniel Junge and ALL the people behind the making of the film! Bravo!! :D