Take Light (2018)

Directed by

Shasha Nakhai

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

14A

Elsewhere

IMDb

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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