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
  1. Jordan Pinto, "Gravitas Ventures picks up Shasha Nakhai’s Take Light". Playback, August 23, 2018.
  2. Lauren Malyk, "Cameras roll on Compy Films’ Scarborough". Playback, August 26, 2019.
  3. Tara Deschamps, "‘Frame 394’ documentary questions what happened in Walter Scott police shooting in South Carolina". Toronto Star, March 10, 2017.
  4. Brent Furdyk, "2017 Canadian Screen Awards nominees revealed". Global News, January 17, 2017.
  5. Rebecca Rubin, "Toronto Film Festival Unveils Contemporary World Cinema and Discovery Lineup". Variety, July 28, 2021.
  6. Steve Pond, "‘Belfast’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award". TheWrap, September 18, 2021.
  7. "Short doc explores North Bay's cold war past". CBC Northern Ontario, September 19, 2018.


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