Daniel Junge

“Saving Face”: An Oscar-Winning Look at Acid Attacks in Pakistan

There are at least 100 reports of acid attacks in Pakistan each year, and they’re overwhelmingly against women. This figure only accounts for the reported cases – it’s assumed that many more go unreported. The Academy Award-winning documentary short film “Saving Face”  looks at this phenomenon through the experiences of three people: Zakia, a 39-year-old woman […]

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