A Pakistani-origin Canadian filmmaker, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has become the first woman as well as first person of colour to ever direct a Star War Movie.
It emerged on Friday that Walt Disney Co planned for three new films, including Obaid-Chinoy’s, which will feature Daisy Ridley reprising her role as Rey in a story set after the 2019 film, The Rise of Skywalker.
“I have always been attracted to the heroes journey and the world needs more heroes! The blueprints of the heroes we see on screen should be rooted in reality — I’ve spent my life meeting real life heroes, people who have overcome the most oppressive empires and battled impossible odds and that to me is the heart of Star Wars, which is why I was attracted to the promise of a new Jedi Order,” she said in an Instagram post.
The Oscar-winning director is known for her films that portray the struggles of woman and highlight inequality in society. She has won the Oscar for ‘Best Documentary, Short Subject’ twice, once for ‘Saving Face’, a film about acid attacks in Pakistan, and once for ‘Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness’, about honour killings.
