Aniksha is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Vincent Toi and released in 2020.[1] The film stars Neeshi Beeharry as Aniksha, a young woman in Mauritius who is caught between tradition and modernity when she takes a job at a call centre soon after entering into an arranged marriage.
Aniksha | |
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Directed by | Vincent Toi |
Written by | Vincent Toi Blandine Emilien |
Produced by | Guillaume Collin Vincent Toi |
Starring | Neeshi Beeharry Laurent Lucas |
Cinematography | Antoine Ryan |
Edited by | Daniel Dietzel |
Music by | Tobias Rochman |
Distributed by | La Distributrice des films |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
The film premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.[2] It was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films in 2020.[3]
The film received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Live Action Short Film at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021.[4]
References
edit- ^ Sylvie Mousseau, "À voir jeudi au FICFA". L'Acadie Nouvelle, November 18, 2020.
- ^ Jeremy Kay, "TIFF adds special events including new edition of Planet Africa, live talks series". Screen Daily, August 25, 2020.
- ^ Victoria Ahearn, "Toronto International Film Festival releases Top Ten lists for 2020" Archived 2021-01-04 at the Wayback Machine. Squamish Chief, December 9, 2020.
- ^ Jean-François Vandeuren, "La déesse des mouches à feu part en tête des nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma 2021". Showbizz.net, April 26, 2021.
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