Directed credits
19
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.9
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Directed movies: 17Directed series: 2All crew credits: 23
TMDB ID: 1299467
IMDb ID: nm1581464
Known for: Directing
Born: November 12, 1978
Age: 47
Place of birth: Karachi, Pakistan
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1987 - 2025
Years active: 39
Average TMDB rating: 6.61
Wikidata: Q3563826
Frequent jobs
Director (18)Co-Director (1)Producer (3)Executive Producer (1)
Biography
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (Urdu: شرمین عبید چنائے; born November 12, 1978) is a Canadian-Pakistani journalist, filmmaker and political activist known for her work in films that highlight gender inequality against women. Obaid-Chinoy is slated to direct an upcoming Star Wars film, which is set to feature a returning Daisy Ridley as Rey. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.
Reggae Girlz
Director
2025 Movie
Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge
Director
2024 Movie
Fundamental: Living Out Loud
Director
2020 Movie
Fundamental: Girls at the Heart of It
Director
2020 Movie
Fundamental: Rising Power
Director
2020 Movie
Fundamental: Defenders of Justice
Director
2020 Movie
Fundamental: Rights Not Roses
Director
2020 Movie
Sitara: Let Girls Dream
Director
2019 Movie
3 Bahadur: Rise of the Warriors
Director
2018 Movie
Student Athlete
Director
2018 Movie
Song of Lahore
Director
2015 Movie
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
Director
2015 Movie
A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers
Director
2015 Movie
3 Braves
Director
2015 Movie
Saving Face
Director
2012 Movie
Transgenders: Pakistan's Open Secret
Director
2011 Movie
Untitled Star Wars "New Jedi Order" Film
Director
Movie
Directed Series
Series directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.
Ms. Marvel
Director • 2 eps
2022 Series
Women, War & Peace II
Co-Director • 1 eps
2019 Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.
Ms. Marvel
Director • 2 eps
2022 Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ms. Marvel
as Self - Director
2022 Movie
Saving Face
Director
2012 Movie
A Fan's Guide to Ms. Marvel
as Self - Director
2022 Movie
Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge
Director
2024 Movie
Student Athlete
Director
2018 Movie
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
Director
2015 Movie
A Life Too Short
Producer
2021 Movie
Untitled Star Wars "New Jedi Order" Film
Director
Movie
3 Bahadur: The Revenge of Baba Balaam
Producer
2016 Movie
Song of Lahore
Director
2015 Movie
3 Braves
Director
2015 Movie
A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers
Director
2015 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
Dispatches
2 eps
1987 Series
Ms. Marvel
Director • 2 eps
2022 Series
Lux Style Awards
as Self • 1 eps
2002 Series
Women, War & Peace II
Co-Director • 1 eps
2019 Series
The Reham Khan Show
as Herself • 1 eps
2015 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.
Don't be late, Myra
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
A Life Too Short
Producer
2021 Movie
Armed with Faith
Producer
2017 Movie
3 Bahadur: The Revenge of Baba Balaam
Producer
2016 Movie
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ms. Marvel
as Self - Director
2022 Movie
A Fan's Guide to Ms. Marvel
as Self - Director
2022 Movie
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.
The Reham Khan Show
as Herself • 1 eps
2015 Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
Lux Style Awards
as Self • 1 eps
2002 Series
Dispatches
2 eps
1987 Series