Thyrone Tommy

Thyrone Tommy is a Canadian film director. He is most noted for his short film Mariner, which was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list of the year's best Canadian short films in 2016,[1] and was the winner of the Lindalee Tracey Award in 2017.[2]

Tommy's debut feature film, Learn to Swim, premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] His short film Draft Day was also screened at TIFF as part of NBA Films for Fans, a special event program of five Canadian short films about basketball.[4]

He is an alumnus of the Canadian Film Centre.[5]

References
  1. "TIFF announces lineup for Canada's Top 10 Film Festival". CBC News, December 7, 2016.
  2. Pat Mullen, "‘Unarmed Verses’, ‘The Other Side of the Wall’ Top Hot Docs Award Winners". Point of View, May 5, 2017.
  3. Rebecca Rubin, "Toronto Film Festival Unveils Contemporary World Cinema and Discovery Lineup". Variety, July 28, 2021.
  4. Rick Mele, "‘NBA Films for Fans’ Brought Basketball Back to Toronto During TIFF". Complex, September 21, 2021.
  5. Regan Reid, "CFC names film program residents". Playback, July 7, 2017.


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