FILM - Saving Face

Winner of the Academy Award® for Best Documentary (Short Subject), Saving Face tells the story of plastic surgeon Dr. Mohammad Jawad who left his prominent London practice to return to his home country and help the victims of acid attacks. Two of these women, Zakia and Rukhsana, are victims of brutal acid attacks by their husbands and in Rukhsana’s case, her in-laws as well. Both attempt to bring their assailants to justice and move on with their lives with the help of NGOs, sympathetic policymakers, politicians, support groups with other acid attack victims and Dr. Jawad. Saving Face also depicts a Pakistan that is changing - one where ordinary people can stand up and make a difference and where marginalized communities can seek justice.

The screening will be followed by a Q & A session with Dr. Mohammad Jawad, pioneering Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive, and Burns Surgeon

Documentary/Pakistan/English/Urdu/40 minutes/2012

Director: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Daniel Junge

Producer: HBO Films