“I could only do it with someone I respect, and I have tremendous respect for Sharmeen,” von Furstenberg says. Despite their closeness, Obaid-Chinoy is a surprising choice to chronicle von ...

It's a Thursday morning in May, and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, the Oscar-winning director, is visiting New York from her home in Pakistan to talk about her new documentary, "Diane von Furstenberg ...

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is a two-time Oscar winner and the first female director of a Star Wars film. Having an iconic franchise in her hands thrills the filmmaker as she says it was “about time ...

Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy made her name as a documentarian by being unafraid to tackle challenging topics ...

Obaid-Chinoy was filmed making this remark in 2015 during a panel discussion at the Women in the World summit. A review of the full video showed that she was talking more specifically about men ...

And, as a balancing mix of teen drama and super hero story, “Ms. Marvel” may not have sounded like a project director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy would take on. That’s because the Pakistani-Canadian ...

“Sometimes holding up a mirror to society makes people uncomfortable,” says director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. “When they don't like to see a reflection of themselves, they like to shoot the ...

This week, director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy chats with POPSUGAR about episode four, "Seeing Red." It was serendipitous: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy already had two Academy Awards under her belt — from ...

Languages: English. Some social media users have called for boycotting Disney after new Star Wars director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's comments on men surfaced. Chinoy is a Pakistani-Canadian ...

Co-director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy spoke to PEOPLE about making ‘Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge,’ which comes to Hulu on June 25: "An anthem of freedom" Diane von Furstenberg is opening ...

Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s oeuvre defies simple categorization. She’s made documentaries about acid attack victims and child refugees. She’s focused her lens on the extraordinary life ...

“How many celebrities or icons would allow you to see them in that state?” marvels Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who co-directed the documentary with Trish Dalton. “She’s just woken up. All the ...