Take Light Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://nowtoronto.com/movies/reviews/take-light-nigeria-documentary/ "Review: Take Light is a powerful doc about Nigeria’s electrical grid"
  2. http://realscreen.com/2018/03/22/exclusive-clip-shasha-nakhais-take-light/ "Exclusive clip: Shasha Nakhai’s “Take Light”"
  3. http://realscreen.com/2018/08/23/gravitas-ventures-picks-up-shasha-nakhais-take-light/ "Gravitas Ventures picks up Shasha Nakhai’s “Take Light”"
  4. http://realscreen.com/2019/02/08/anthropocene-amazing-race-canada-among-canadian-screen-award-nominees/ "“Anthropocene”, “Amazing Race Canada” among Canadian Screen Award nominees"