Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is a two-time Academy Award-winning Pakistani director, journalist, and activist. She is known for her work in films that highlight the inequality with women. Sharmeen is the recipient of two Academy Awards, six Emmy Awards and a Lux Style Award. Her work has taken her around the world, where she has filmed and worked with refugees, women’s advocacy groups and human rights defenders. By bringing their voices to the outside world, she has often helped them bring about a critical change in their community. Sharmeen helped found the Citizens Archive of Pakistan, a nonprofit, volunteer organization that fosters and promotes community-wide interest in the culture and history of Pakistan.