She won the award for best documentary in the short subject category for her film Saving Face, about acid attacks on women.

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On Monday night, I had a chance to attend a screening of Saving Face, the film that won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short last month.

FORBES: Saving Face: A conversation with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

The French film about a literature teacher in inner-city Paris received glowing reviews and several other wins -- including an Independent Spirit Award for best foreign-language film -- though it came up short at the Oscars and at the Cesars (France's Oscar equivalent), taking home only a writing award at the latter.

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In the next article, we look at the excellent and very hilarious Red Giant short film Plot Device , winner of the Webby for Best Editing .

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