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Nani Sahra Walker

Nani Sahra Walker is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker. She executive produced the acclaimed short documentaries Kylie (Sundance, 2023), Merman (Tribeca, 2023) and The Last Repair Shop (Telluride, 2023), which won the 2024 Academy Award. Her narrative feature film Shakti is distributed by Buffalo 8. Nani is an alum of the ARRI International Support Program, Asia Project Market, Cine Qua Non Lab, SFFILM FilmHouse Residency Program and BAFTA. She is a lecturer at UC Berkeley’s renowned documentary program and mentors filmmakers at American Film Showcase.

Format: Scripted Feature

Genre: Drama

Location: Los Angeles, California, United States

Academy Award - Documentary Short - 2024 (Executive producer)

Best Narrative Premiere Award, Heartland International Film Festival- 2025 (Shakti, as writer/director/producer)

Richard D. Propes Narrative Social Impact Award, Heartland International Film Festival - 2025 (Shakti, as writer/director/producer)

Best Foreign Feature Film, Female Eye Film Festival - 2025 (Shakti, as writer/director/producer)

Best Social Justice Film, Tasveer Film Festival - 2025 (Shakti, as writer/director/producer)