Canadian Star Wars fans, rejoice — Lucasfilm Ltd. on Friday announced three new live-action films in the franchise, including an instalment that will be directed by one of our own.
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, a two-time Oscar winner for her short documentaries A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness and Saving Face, will helm one of the upcoming projects after directing two episodes of the DisneyPlus series Ms. Marvel.
Obaid-Chinoy, a filmmaker and journalist who was born in Pakistan, became a Canadian citizen after moving to Toronto in 2004.
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12:51Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy on directing Ms. Marvel
Journalist and filmmaker
