There were times when i would complain to my colleague about the situation we were dealing with around a group chinese that never uttered a word of english. Saving faces in pakistan life and style the guardian. Saving face 2004 alice wu synopsis, characteristics. The term saving face is a translation of a japanese term, which became popularized in english us english, at any rate in the 1980s. Films, directed by oscar and emmynominated filmmaker daniel junge and emmywinning pakistani director sharmeen obaidchinoy, saving face is an intimate look inside pakistani society, illuminating each womens personal journey while showing how reformers are tackling this vexing problem the 40 minute version is a 2012 oscar winner in the category of best documentary short.
The majority of these are women, and many cases go unreported. Armed with faith itvs documentary film funding itvs. Every year in pakistan, at least 100 people are victimized by acid attacks. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. Saving face writerdirector alice wu returns with another queer asian american romance after a 15year hiatus, this time on netflix. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of saving face. Saving face script transcript from the screenplay andor. The battle for control over this porous border area remains critical to the stability of pakistan and global security. While the asian background of her character was integral to the story in saving face, this was not really the case in her second film, the half.
Saving face the trenches of world war i represented warfare on a new scale and produced facial wounds in numbers never seen before. The pathological pursuit of profit and power, this 26awardwinning documentary explores a corporation s inner workings, curious history. Chineseamerican, parentchildrelationship, lesbianism, pregnancy. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation, inc. Saving face tells the stories of two acidattack survivors. I thought face meant something like saving face, i. Is saving face also a concept well known in america and. As china and america have increased their trade relationship, the demand for people from both countries to speak the others language has increased. Watch saving face, the original hbo documentary online at or stream on your own device. Saving face skin therapy 200 photos skin care service. Alice wus sharp first feature brings together many relationship concerns. Watch saving face full movie in hd visit movie 89191 every year hundreds of people mostly women are attacked with acid in pak.
Zakia and rukhsana, their arduous attempts to bring their assailants to justice, and the charitable work of londonbased, pakistaniborn plastic surgeon dr. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48 hours to finish it. If you like saving face you might like similar movies d. Saving face was the first feature film from writer and director alice wu. Oscar winner sharmeen obaidchinoy speaks about her investigation into this wave of violence and her awardwinning film, which looks at what is being done to help women recover. I wouldnt label it as an asian movie or lesbian movie.
When she made saving face, wu didnt expect to influence a generation of asianamerican actresses and directors. Saving face strategies to avoid skin breakdown during niv. Covert intervention and escalation management in the korean war volume 70 issue 1 austin carson skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. A friend of mine noted that the subject of the film was never mentioned on the academy awards broadcast.
This top shelf doco examines the legacy of sir harold gillies and henry pickerill nz surgeons who founded modern reconstructive plastic surgery while treating these injuries and of sir archibald mcindoe and rainsford mowlem who continued this. Saving face premieres on hbo on thursday, march 8, at 5. Saving face is a 2012 documentary film directed by sharmeen obaidchinoy and daniel junge about acid attacks on women in pakistan. As someone who rarely gets to see themselves represented in films, saving face gave me hope and made me feel like my identities mattered. When alice wu quit her corporate job to pursue filmmaking, she perhaps. Lanying fu, a chineseborn oncologist who still lives with her parents in upstate new york. Saving face explores the daytoday struggles of four asian and americanesque characters. Education department, august 02, 2011 2 focal areas wound reduction niv complications patient assessment. She then left the corporate world and eventually moved to new york city to. According to filmmaker sharmeen obaidchinoy, who just won the academy award for the short form documentary saving face, if a man wants to. Zakia, who had filed for divorce, was attacked by her husband outside the court room after the hearing. The film tells the story of uk doctor and pakistaninative mohammad jawad and two of his patients in pakistan. Finally, the saving face script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the michelle krusiec and joan chen movie.
Saving faces in pakistan when he learned that there are 150 acid attacks a year in pakistan, plastic surgeon mohammad jawad went there to. Saving face watch the hbo original documentary hbo. Mohammad jawad returns to his native pakistan to help those left horribly scarred by acid attacks. The corporation filmmakers official download edition. Education department, august 02, 2011 3 noninvasive ventilation there is arguably more evidence. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. In both of her films, the main characters are asian. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Sharmeen obaid chinoy the oscar winning documentary saving faces. Alice wu is an american film director and screenwriter.
This heartbreaking film has relevance to the cruelties toward women that are sanctioned in many lands. The corporation is a 2003 canadian documentary film critical of the modernday corporation, considering it as a class of person and evaluating its behaviour towards society and the world at large as a psychologist might evaluate an ordinary person. After her film saving face in 2004, wu is now back with a netflix. The 2011 short documentary film saving face moves along the same track as night and fog, albeit with a slightly smaller but no less important scope. Nztv1 saving face excerpts from documentary about new zealand surgeons who developed groundbreaking plastic surgery techniques in. This was the first american movie i had ever seen with a nearly all chinese characters and a chinese lesbian couple. Alice wus lesbian romcom was influential, but her followup. Saving face oscar winning pakistani documentary film directed by sharmeen obaid chinoy. Saving face is a 2004 american romantic comedy drama film directed by alice wu, her featurelength debut. Rent saving face 2005 starring michelle krusiec and joan chen on dvd and bluray. Skin therapy by pilar thomas, clinical aesthetician private salon currently not accepting new clients. Saving face 2004 movie webrip english esub 250mb 480p 800mb 720p. Saving face tells the stories of two acid attack survivors.
Saving face 2004 movie webrip english esub 250mb 480p. With little or no access to reconstructive surgery, survivors are physically and emotionally scarred, while many reported assailants typically a husband or someone close to the victim are let go with minimal punishment from the state. Is go behind the horror of these crimes and portray the. An asianamerican woman and her mother both find their private lives are becoming a family matter in this romantic comedy. Though saving face includes a few typical romantic comedic elements the supportive nextdoor neighbor, gossipy community ladies, irascible grandfather, mistaken identities it also provides a nuanced look at immigrant transitions and at last, a layered, detailed role for wonderful joan chen. The new documentary saving face is the story of two survivors of such attacks their battle for justice and their journey of healing. The film won an emmy award and the 2012 academy award for best documentary short subject, making its director, sharmeen obaidchinoy, pakistans first oscar winner. Follow the men of the khyber pakhtunkhwa bomb disposal unit kpk bdu to the front lines of the war against alqaeeda and the taliban in pakistan. Saving face documentary analysis by gaby f on prezi.
Jawad is a london plastic surgeon who works on wealthy english. A facesaving action is one which prevents damage to your reputation or the loss of. The film was inspired from the life of acid victim fakhra younus, who committed suicide in 2012. Saving face 2004 webrip xvid mp3xvid uploadgig downloads. The lawless, tribal region of khyber pakhtunkhwa, considered the gateway for terrorists from neighboring afghanistan, is the backdrop. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 7. E una dottoressa di 28 anni che vive a manhattan senza una vera vita sociale. Mohammad jawad, who strives to help these women put this horrific act behind them and move on with their lives. The codirectors of saving face, sharmeen obaid chinoy and daniel junge, shared the oscar, and chinoy is the first pakistani to ever win one.
See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Saving face won the 2012 academy award for best documentary short. Watch lynn chens breasts scene on aznude for free 1 minute and 25 seconds. Saving face, a documentary about the true cost of the deliberate disfigurement of women in pakistan, attracted worldwide attention, and not just for lifting the veil on a hitherto littleknown world.
Oscarrwinning documentary short about women disfigured by acid attacks in pakistan and a plastic surgeon dedicated to helping them. Saving face follows several of these survivors, their fight for justice, and a pakistani plastic surgeon who has returned to his homeland to help them restore their faces and their lives category. The film focuses on wilhelmina, a young chineseamerican surgeon. Saving face is a 2012 documentary film directed by sharmeen obaidchinoy and daniel. The half of it by alice wu on netflix telegraph india. Juggling her chinese clan, gay lover, pregnant mom the.
A chineseamerican lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that. With danni dandan gadigan, jona xiao, jeff locker, jeff gadigan. Saving face begins with sharmeen interviewing zakia, a victim of an acid attack. Saving face signifies a desire or defines a strategy to avoid humiliation or embarrassment, to maintain dignity or preserve reputation. More than 100 people, mostly women, are attacked with acid every year in pakistan. Where can i watch saving face with english subtitles. The movie weaved mandarin seamlessly throughout the script, which i enjoyed greatly. It was the first hollywood movie that centered on chineseamericans since the joy luck club 1993. Even though the advantage of avoiding embarrassment has long been known in the us and europe, the fact that the. It was the first hollywood movie that centered on chineseamericans since the joy luck club 1993 the name itself is a reference to the paneast asian social concept. Rent saving face 2005 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
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