''Take Light'' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by
Shasha Nakhai
Shasha Nakhai is a Filipino-Iranian Canadian film director, most noted as co-director with Rich Williamson of the 2021 film ''Scarborough''. The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Picture, and Nakhai and Williamson won the award for Bes ...
and released in 2018. The film profiles the energy crisis in
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
, where approximately half of the country's entire population lives without consistent and reliable access to the electrical power grid.
["Exclusive clip: Shasha Nakhai’s “Take Light”"]
''RealScreen'', March 22, 2018.
The film had its world premiere at the 2018
Cleveland International Film Festival
The Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) is an annual film festival based in Cleveland, Ohio. It is the largest film festival in Ohio. It was first held in 1977, showing eight films over a period of eight weeks at the Cedar Lee Theatre. It ...
, and its Canadian premiere at the 2018
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is the largest documentary festival in North America. The event takes place annually in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 27th edition of the festival took place online throughout May and June ...
.
[ It was distributed in Canada by the ]Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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's Documentary Channel
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, and internationally by Gravitas Ventures
Gravitas Ventures is an independent film distribution company owned by Anthem Sports and Entertainment. The company was founded by Nolan Gallagher in Los Angeles, California in 2006 and moved its headquarters to Cleveland, Ohio in 2019, where it f ...
.
In 2019, Rich Williamson received a Canadian Screen Award
The Canadian Screen Awards (french: link=no, Les prix Écrans canadiens) are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry recognizing excellence in Canadian film, English-language television, and digital media (web series) p ...
nomination for Best Editing in Documentary at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards
The 7th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 31, 2019, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2018. ."“Anthropocene”, “Amazing Race Canada” among Canadian Screen Award nominees"
''RealScreen'', February 8, 2019.
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2018 films
2018 documentary films
Canadian documentary films
Documentary films about Nigeria
2010s English-language films
2010s Canadian films
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