Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy awarded honorary degree from USA's Smith College

The two-time Academy Award winner was honoured for her efforts in documentary journalism in advancing human rights

KARACHI: Adding another feather to her cap, film-maker and activist Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has been awarded an honorary degree from the prestigious Smith College for her efforts in documentary journalism in advancing human rights.

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Sharmeen received her bachelor's degree in Economics and Government from Smith College back in 2002. This time around, her degree from the prestigious university is in Fine Arts, honoris causa.

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The two-time Academy Award winner previously released Pakistan’s first virtual reality film series Look But With Love in August last year. 

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The five-part documentary series is set to be premiered at the upcoming 55^th New York Film Festival, the inaugural Tribeca TV Festival and the Future of Storytelling.

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Sharmeen also won the Knight International Journalism Award for her reporting across the globe over the past two decades back in June 2017.

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