Saving Face
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DATE & TIME: Sat 9th March 2013 , 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
LOCATION: SOAS- School of Oriental and African Studies
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The film follows London-based Pakistani plastic surgeon, Dr. Mohammad Jawad, as he journeys to Pakistan to perform reconstructive surgery on survivors of acid violence. Saving Face also broaches the subject of the under-reporting of acid violence against women due to cultural and structural inequalities towards women from Pakistani men. The film also features two women attacked by acid and their struggle for justice and healing. The Acid Survivors Foundation of Pakistan, which is featured in the film, had documented over 100 acid attacks a year in Pakistan but estimates far more due to lack of reporting. Obaid-Chinoy has also stated that the film is “a positive story about Pakistan on two accounts: firstly, it portrays how a Pakistani-British doctor comes to treat them and it also discusses, in great depth, the parliament’s decision to pass a bill on acid violence”. Obaid-Chinoy has also said that the film assisted in the trial and conviction of one of the perpetrators of acid violence on a female victim.Followed by a panel discussion with Dr Jawad hosted by TV presenter Yasmin Qureshi.
Directors: Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, Daniel Junge
Cast: Dr Mohammad Jawad