The Hole in Reservoir Hill

Power means everything in Nigeria. Africa’s biggest oil producer is the world’s seventh most populous nation–Nigeria is literally bursting with promise. Yet less than 50 percent of the country’s 195 million citizens have access to electricity; those that do, receive a few hours per day at best. In Port Harcourt, a major oil and gas hub in the Niger Delta, blackouts are the norm. They descend on the bustling city like soot from the regular gas flares and affect daily life in ways that are disruptive and, often, dangerous. The chronic power problem and its complex causes fuel the daily news cycle, as chatter from pundits and politicians crackles through the airwaves. Against this backdrop, Take Light takes us into the streets of the director Shasha Nakhai’s hometown, and into the lives of people working on the frontlines of the grid. Take Light jette un regard sur les fils «entremêlés» de la crise de l'électricité au Nigeria, le plus grand producteur de pétrole d'Afrique et le septième