Take Light | |
Director: | Shasha Nakhai |
Producer: | Ed Barreveld |
Music: | Rob Teehan |
Cinematography: | Rich Williamson |
Editing: | Rich Williamson |
Studio: | Storyline Entertainment |
Distributor: | Documentary Channel Gravitas Ventures |
Runtime: | 78 minutes |
Country: | Canada |
Language: | English |
Take Light is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Shasha Nakhai and released in 2018.[1] The film profiles the energy crisis in Nigeria, where approximately half of the country's entire population lives without consistent and reliable access to the electrical power grid.[2]
The film had its world premiere at the 2018 Cleveland International Film Festival, and its Canadian premiere at the 2018 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[2] It was distributed in Canada by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Documentary Channel, and internationally by Gravitas Ventures.[3]
In 2019, Rich Williamson received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Editing in Documentary at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards.[4]