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Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy on Her Revealing Diane von Furstenberg Documentary and Directing a ‘Star Wars’ Movie


Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy discusses her intimate documentary about fashion icon Diane von Furstenberg and directing a 'Star Wars' movie

And that includes allowing the filmmakers behind “Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge,” a new documentary from Hulu about her life and career, to roll camera as she puts on her makeup, an intimate scene that kicks off the film. After the couple moved to New York City in 1969, they became important figures in the social scene, rubbing elbows with the artists, rock stars and power brokers who gave the era its subversive, free-love edge. One of her pieces, a look at a ring of privileged bullies who would kidnap fellow students, drive them around for hours and shave off their hair, inspired fierce blowback: The front gates of her house were spray-painted with obscene messages.

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