Nani Sahra Walker is an Academy Award–winning executive producer and independent writer, director, and producer. A native of Kathmandu now based in Los Angeles, 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–Oscar^® for Best Documentary Short. Her feature documentary Other Nature (2012) screened at BFI Flare, Frameline, Outfest, and more than a dozen other festivals. She teaches at the University of California, Berkeley and mentors filmmakers at American Film Showcase held at the University of Southern California (USC). Shakti is her narrative directorial debut.

Shakti — To tame her mischief, a single mother enrolls her nine-year-old daughter in private painting lessons in Kathmandu until she suddenly catches a mysterious illness. When doctors are unable to pin down a diagnosis, her strong-willed mother turns to a local shaman who reveals shared trauma that leads mother and daughter down a path of redemption and healing.