Take Light

{{Infobox film

| name = Take Light

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| caption = Film poster

| director = Shasha Nakhai

| producer = Ed Barreveld

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| starring =

| music = Rob Teehan

| cinematography = Rich Williamson

| editing = Rich Williamson

| studio = Storyline Entertainment

| distributor = Documentary Channel
Gravitas Ventures

| released = {{film date|2018|04|08|Cleveland}}

| runtime = 78 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = English

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Take Light is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Shasha Nakhai and released in 2018.[https://nowtoronto.com/movies/reviews/take-light-nigeria-documentary/ "Review: Take Light is a powerful doc about Nigeria’s electrical grid"]. Now, October 31, 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.[http://realscreen.com/2018/03/22/exclusive-clip-shasha-nakhais-take-light/ "Exclusive clip: Shasha Nakhai’s “Take Light”"]. RealScreen, March 22, 2018.

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.[http://realscreen.com/2018/08/23/gravitas-ventures-picks-up-shasha-nakhais-take-light/ "Gravitas Ventures picks up Shasha Nakhai’s “Take Light”"]. RealScreen, August 23, 2018.

In 2019, Rich Williamson received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Editing in Documentary at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards.[http://realscreen.com/2019/02/08/anthropocene-amazing-race-canada-among-canadian-screen-award-nominees/ "“Anthropocene”, “Amazing Race Canada” among Canadian Screen Award nominees"]. RealScreen, February 8, 2019.

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