Aniksha

Aniksha
Directed byVincent Toi
Written byVincent Toi
Blandine Emilien
Produced byGuillaume Collin
Vincent Toi
StarringNeeshi Beeharry
Laurent Lucas
CinematographyAntoine Ryan
Edited byDaniel Dietzel
Music byTobias Rochman
Distributed byLa Distributrice des films
Release date
  • September 12, 2020 (2020-09-12) (TIFF)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

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.

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]

  1. ^ Sylvie Mousseau, "À voir jeudi au FICFA". L'Acadie Nouvelle, November 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Jeremy Kay, "TIFF adds special events including new edition of Planet Africa, live talks series". Screen Daily, August 25, 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Jean-François Vandeuren, "La déesse des mouches à feu part en tête des nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma 2021". Showbizz.net, April 26, 2021.