(Photo: still from A Girl in the River)
Directed by Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness was announced winner of this year's Best Documentary Short Subject Award.
The awards were announced at the 88th Academy Awards ceremony, which took place in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday 28 February.
According to AFP, A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness tells the story of 19-year-old Saba who was beaten, shot and thrown into the river after she ran off to marry her fiancé, whom her family initially accepted - and then decided was too poor."
"Survivors of honour killings are rare and the film offers a stark look at the pain -- physical and emotional -- inflicted on Saba, her extraordinary resilience and ultimate failure to see her father and uncle convicted."
"Obaid-Chinoy grew up in Karachi and studied in America, but is proud to live in Pakistan, believing the onus is on people like her to help the country improve."
This is Obaid-Chinoy's second Oscar award, after the documentary film Saving Face won the 2012 Best Documentary Short Subject Award.
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