Take Light (2018)
- Directed by
- Shasha Nakhai
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Rated
- 14A
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary looks at the ongoing energy crisis in Nigeria, where many people live without reliable electricity. It profiles the challenges and impacts of this lack of power on daily life.
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What happens
Take Light is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Shasha Nakhai and released in 2018. 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. 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. It was distributed in Canada by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Documentary Channel, and internationally by Gravitas Ventures. In 2019, Rich Williamson received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Editing in Documentary at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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