Vincent Toi is a

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film director.Marie-Annick Savripène
"Vincent Toi: un besoin irrépressible de raconter…"
'' L'Express'', January 28, 2017. He is most noted for his 2017 short film '' The Crying Conch'', which was named to the

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's annual year-end

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list for 2017; Toi also won the award for Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film at the 2017

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. Originally from the village of

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in Mauritius, Toi moved to Canada after being accepted into the

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and

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joint program in design in Toronto, and subsequently studied film at the

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at Concordia University in

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. He has also directed the short films ''Frame'', ''Paper Wings (Différence d'altitude)'' and ''Our Subject Is Hair'', and the documentary film ''I've Seen the Unicorn''. His newest short film, '' Aniksha'', premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival,Jeremy Kay
"TIFF adds special events including new edition of Planet Africa, live talks series"
'' Screen Daily'', August 25, 2020. and was again named to the Canada's Top Ten list for 2020.Victoria Ahearn
"Toronto International Film Festival releases Top Ten lists for 2020"
''

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'', December 9, 2020.

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