Shasha Nakhai is a

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film director, most noted as co-director with Rich Williamson of the 2021 film ''

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''. The film won the

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for

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, and Nakhai and Williamson won the award for

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, at the

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in 2022. A partner with Williamson in the production firm Compy Films, she first became known for her 2018 documentary film '' Take Light'', which was a CSA nominee for Best Short Documentary at the

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in 2017. She was also a producer of Williamson's short documentary film ''

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'', which was a CSA nominee for Best Short Documentary at the

in 2017. ''Scarborough'', codirected by Nakhai and Williamson as their debut narrative feature film, premiered at the

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. It was named the winner of the Changemaker Award, was first runner-up for the

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, and received an honorable mention from the jury for the Best Canadian Film award. It was nominated for the

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. Her other films have included ''The Sugar Bowl'' (2011), ''Paruparo'' (2013), ''18 Roses'' (2016), ''The Hole in Reservoir Hill'' (2018)"Short doc explores North Bay's cold war past"
CBC Northern Ontario, September 19, 2018. and ''Thirty Eight Minutes'' (2020).

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