- Overview
- 2013 Film and Public Schedule
- Films A-Z
- Films by Director
- Films by Strand
- Films by Country
- Short Doc Programmes
- Howard Street Screen
- Mobile Homestead
- Shohei Imamura Retrospective
- The Special Jury Award
- The Sheffield Innovation Award
- The Sheffield Green Award
- The Sheffield Youth Jury Award
- The Sheffield Student Doc Award
- The Sheffield Short Doc Award
- The Sheffield Doc/Fest Audience Award
- The Sheffield Inspiration Award
- The Tim Hetherington Award presented by Doc/Fest and Dogwoof
- AWFJ Award
- Videotheque
Saving Face
When Zakia took her husband to divorce court, he did what hundreds of Pakistani men do to their wives every year: he threw acid in her face. In this society, where “honour” means everything, the easy availability of farming acid, and lack of prosecution has led to the escalation of this most horrific of crimes. But Zakia is determined to obtain justice – and hopes a new law will imprison her tormentor for life. Fellow sufferer Rukhsana’s plight is even worse, as she is forced to still live with the family who scarred her – but is kept away from her daughter. Both women’s husbands lie brazenly to the camera, confident their word will be believed. For many of Pakistan's acid attack victims, hope for returning to normalcy lies with Dr Mohammad Jawad. He came to prominence after reconstructing the face of Katie Piper and is now hoping to work his magic on Zakia and Rukhsana.
Strands
- Official Website:
- www.savingfacefilm.com
- Festivals:
- Awards:
- Academy Award, Best Documentary Short Subject, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Credits
- Associate Producer:
- Shahbaz Sumar, Cathy Trekloff, Asad Faruqi
- Cinematographer:
- Asad Faruqi, Aaron Kopp, Martina Radwan
- Co-Producer:
- Fazeelat Aslam, Aaron Kopp
- Editor:
- Davis Coombe, Hemal Trivedi
- Executive Producer:
- Sheila Nevins
- Music:
- Gunnard Doboze
Director Filmography
- 2009, The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner
- 2009, Pakistan's Taliban Generation / Children of the Taliban
- 2008, Iraq: The Lost Generation
- 2008, They Killed Sister Dorothy
- 2007, Iron Ladies of Liberia
Contact
Annie Roney
Ro*co Films
annie@rocofilms.com
+1 4157202121
Screening
14 Jun 16:45
- Showroom 1
- ( Seats)
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