Take Light
| Take Light | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Shasha Nakhai |
| Produced by | Ed Barreveld |
| Cinematography | Rich Williamson |
| Edited by | Rich Williamson |
| Music by | Rob Teehan |
Production company | Storyline Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Documentary Channel Gravitas Ventures |
Release date |
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Running time | 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]
References
- ^ "Review: Take Light is a powerful doc about Nigeria’s electrical grid". Now, October 31, 2018.
- ^ a b "Exclusive clip: Shasha Nakhai’s “Take Light”". RealScreen, March 22, 2018.
- ^ "Gravitas Ventures picks up Shasha Nakhai’s “Take Light”". RealScreen, August 23, 2018.
- ^ "“Anthropocene”, “Amazing Race Canada” among Canadian Screen Award nominees". RealScreen, February 8, 2019.
External links
- Take Light at IMDb
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