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'Smile Pinki' is a 2008 American documentary film directed by Megan Mylan.[http://www.documentary.org/content/meet-filmmakers-megan-mylan-smile-pinki Megan Mylan--'Smile Pinki'] 'documentary.org'[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203658504574191661680777376 Wall Street Journal] 'Good News From the Real World.' which won the 81st Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject). The film depicts the story of Pinki and Ghutaru, two children in rural India who receive corrective surgery for cleft lips.
'39-minutes in Hindi and Bhojpuri with English subtitles.'
Overview
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Pinki Sonkar is a five-year-old girl who is living with a severe cleft lip in one of the poorest areas of India. Not allowed to attend school at her native Rampur Dhabahi village in Mirzapur, near Varanasi,[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Varanasi-Pinki-leaves-for-Oscars/articleshow/4139860.cms Pinki leaves for Oscar ceremony] 'The Times of India', 17 February 2009. and ostracised because of her deformity, Pinki lives a life of quiet desperation. By chance, Pinki's parents meet Pankaj, a social worker who is traveling village to village, gathering patients for a hospital that provides free cleft lip surgery to thousands of poor children each year through The Smile Train program.
The successful surgery was performed at G.S. Memorial Hospital, by plastic surgeon Dr. Subodh Kumar Singh, who along with Pinki attended the 81st Academy Awards ceremony.[https://nyti.ms/3oSajIF New York Times] 'Carpetbagger in LA Pinki'.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7905228.stm Smile Pinki wins best short Oscar] 'BBC News'.[http://www.rediff.com/movies/2009/feb/23smile-pinki-wins-an-oscar.htm An Oscar completes Pinki's smile] 'Rediff.com'.
In India the film generated national attention with a theatrical, media and community screening campaign to build public health awareness and support for clefts.
The film was broadcast on HBO,[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/oscar-winning-short-smile_b_209700 Huffington Post] "Smile Pinki on HBO Sundance Channel and Doordarshan and 8 million free DVDs were distributed.
Pinki was invited to toss the coin for the men's singles final at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, London.
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