Shasha Nakhai
Shasha Nakhai is a Filipino Canadian film director, most noted for her 2018 documentary film Take Light.[1] A partner with Rich Williamson in the production firm Compy Films,[2] she was also a producer of Williamson's short documentary film Frame 394,[3] which was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Short Documentary at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017.[4]
Scarborough, codirected by Nakhai and Williamson as their debut narrative feature film, premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.[5] It was named the winner of the Changemaker Award, was first runner-up for the People's Choice Award, and received an honorable mention from the jury for the Best Canadian Film award.[6]
Her other films have included The Sugar Bowl (2011), Paruparo (2013), 18 Roses (2016), The Hole in Reservoir Hill (2018)[7] and Thirty Eight Minutes (2020).
References[]
- ^ Jordan Pinto, "Gravitas Ventures picks up Shasha Nakhai’s Take Light". Playback, August 23, 2018.
- ^ Lauren Malyk, "Cameras roll on Compy Films’ Scarborough". Playback, August 26, 2019.
- ^ Tara Deschamps, "‘Frame 394’ documentary questions what happened in Walter Scott police shooting in South Carolina". Toronto Star, March 10, 2017.
- ^ Brent Furdyk, "2017 Canadian Screen Awards nominees revealed". Global News, January 17, 2017.
- ^ Rebecca Rubin, "Toronto Film Festival Unveils Contemporary World Cinema and Discovery Lineup". Variety, July 28, 2021.
- ^ Steve Pond, "‘Belfast’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award". TheWrap, September 18, 2021.
- ^ "Short doc explores North Bay's cold war past". CBC Northern Ontario, September 19, 2018.
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