"The erratic electricity supply in Nigeria is a metaphor for life there."

AFRICA IS A COUNTRY

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MoMA’s Doc Fortnight 2019 Sets Full Slate

VARIETY

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"splendidly made...full of arid humour"

THE GLOBE AND MAIL

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Doc Highlights Power Struggles

NATIONAL POST

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Take Light: A Must See Documentary

THE AFRO NEWS

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What happens when a city can't keep the lights on?

ON DOCS BY TVO

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Take Light: An Elegy to Nigeria's Dirty Energy Habit

THE NEW CLIMATE

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Episode #152 of the Welcome! Podcast

WELCOME! WITH KARIM KANJI

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Take Light - An interview with Shasha Nakhai

THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOVIE PODCAST

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Gravitas Ventures picks up Shasha Nakhai’s Take Light

PLAYBACK

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“Take Light” has been acquired for the U.S. by Gravitas Ventures

VARIETY

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Exclusive clip: Shasha Nakhai’s “Take Light”

REALSCREEN

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Director Shasha Nakhai on CTV Your Morning

CTV YOUR MORNING

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"...a rare, yet refreshing, look at a people often misrepresented in America’s mainstream media."

CLEVELAND INT'L FILM FESTIVAL DAILY

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 "...a nuanced and complex picture of the electricity crisis from the point of view of the electric companies and their customers, the everyday people…a really important documentary."

SUPAFRIK

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"You are going to fall in love with this film."

FACE 2 FACE

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"A compelling and complex look at a society in a vicious cycle."

CINEMA AXIS

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Talking Take Light with Barbara Goslawski and Courtney Small

FRAMELINE

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"Take Light looks at a growing global power concern through a personal and well researched lens."

THE GATE

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Eight Films to Watch at Hot Docs Directed by Women of Colour

THIS IS WORLDTOWN

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Hot Docs 2018 Women Directors: Meet Shasha Nakhai — “Take Light”

WOMEN AND HOLLYWOOD

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“This is an interesting look at a population that has been deprived of their right to power, both figuratively and literally.”

ONE MOVIE OUR VIEWS

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Taking Electricity for Granted, Canadian Filmmaker Explores Nigeria’s Electricity Crisis

ANDPOP

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"a potentially prescient look at where many fossil fuel dependent countries could be heading in the not too distant future."

THE GATE

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Director Shasha Nakhai on BNN's Commodities

BUSINESS NEWS NETWORK

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★★★★ "Nakhai and editor Rich Williamson let it all flow elegantly, tying data to human stories rather than cold statistics – and, somehow, ending the film on a hopeful note."

NOW MAGAZINE