Thyrone Tommy is a

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film director and screenwriter. After writing and directing the

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'' Mariner'' (2016), Tommy received acclaim for his work on the feature film ''

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'' (2021), both of which premiered at the

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. In 2023, he received a

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nomination for directing an episode of the web series ''

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''.

Career

Tommy first attracted acclaim for his short film '' Mariner'', which was named to the

's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list of the year's best Canadian short films in 2016,"TIFF announces lineup for Canada's Top 10 Film Festival"

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, December 7, 2016. and was the winner of the

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in 2017. Tommy is an alumnus of the Canadian Film Centre's film program, graduating in 2017. Tommy's debut feature film, ''

'', premiered at the

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.Rebecca Rubin
"Toronto Film Festival Unveils Contemporary World Cinema and Discovery Lineup"
'' Variety'', July 28, 2021. The film received positive reviews from critics, was a nominee for the

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at the 2021 Directors Guild of Canada awards, and was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2021. In 2022, the film was acquired for release on

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by Ava Duvernary's distribution company ARRAY. Tommy's short film, ''Draft Day'', was also screened at TIFF as part of ''

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'', a special event program of five Canadian short films about

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. Tommy received a

nomination for Best Direction in a Web Program or Series at the

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in 2023 for "The One Who Dies First", an episode of the comedy web series ''

''. In 2024 he was named as the recipient of the

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's "pay it forward" grant, selected by representatives of the estate of film director

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