Emmy and Academy Award winning filmmaker, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has been making headlines (for all the right reasons) for the last couple of years. The filmmaker’s most recent effort: announcing Pakistan’s first virtual reality film series, called Look But With Love.
Emmy and Academy Award winning filmmaker, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has been making headlines (for all the right reasons) for the last couple of years. The filmmaker’s most recent effort: announcing Pakistan’s first virtual reality film series, called Look But With Love.
Set to premiere at three upcoming international film festivals, Look But With Love tells the stories of some exceptional Pakistanis who have made efforts to change the socio-political landscape of their communities by associating with social causes. These people range from a doctor from the slums of Karachi who has dedicated his life to providing free emergency care to children, to a courageous community of women in Nowshera, the epicenter of the terrorist insurgency.
Sharing her sentiments on her latest initiative, Obaid-Chinoy stated in a press statement, “Virtual Reality as an experience is very immersive. I wanted audiences to interact with Pakistan in a completely different manner. In the series I have focused on Pakistan’s unsung heroes… you will be able to literally walk in their shoes as they fight to save children in emergency hospitals and bring clean water to villages – finally a series where you can understand the spirit of the struggle of everyday heroes as they address Pakistan’s most pressing issues.”
The series will explore the lives of Pakistan’s most fearless and passionate citizens, one story at a time. Based on five parts, the documentary series will be screened at the 55th New York Film Festival, the inaugural Tribeca TV Festival and Future of Storytelling festival in the coming days.
