Thyrone Tommy
Thyrone Tommy is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. His work includes the short film "Mariner" (2016) and the feature film "Learn to Swim" (2021), both of which screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. Career. Tommy first attracted acclaim 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, and was the winner of the Lindalee Tracey Award in 2017. Tommy's debut feature film, "Learn to Swim", premiered at the 2021 Toronto International  Film Festival. 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. The film received positive reviews from critics, was a nominee for the DGC Discovery Award at the 2021 Directors Guild of Canada awards, and was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2021. He is an alumnus of the Canadian Film Centre.