Aniksha

Aniksha
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
Release date	September 12, 2020 (2020-09-12)(TIFF)
Running time	20 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

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]

References

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.

External links

• Aniksha at IMDb