Mariner (film)

2016 Canadian film

Mariner

Film poster

Directed by| Thyrone Tommy
Written by| Thyrone Tommy
Produced by| Alona Metzer
Thyrone Tommy
Starring| Thomas Antony Olajide
Cinematography| Nick Haight
Edited by| Christine Armstrong
Music by| Erica Procunier

Production
company

Leilani Films

Release date

* September 9, 2016 (2016-09-09) (TIFF)

Running time

| 19 min.
Country| Canada
Language| English

Mariner is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Thyrone Tommy and released in 2016.[1] The film stars Thomas Antony Olajide as Nate, a Black Canadian student at a naval academy who begins to suffer anxiety attacks as he prepares for his final marine navigation exam.

The film premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[2] It was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list of the year's best Canadian short films in 2016,[3] and was the winner of the Lindalee Tracey Award in 2017.[4]

## References

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1. ^ Rob Munday, "Mariner". Short of the Week, June 2, 2017.
2. ^ Norman Wilner, "TIFF shorts 2016: what to check out at this year’s fest". Now, September 9, 2016.
3. ^ "TIFF announces lineup for Canada's Top 10 Film Festival". CBC News, December 7, 2016.
4. ^ Pat Mullen, "‘Unarmed Verses’, ‘The Other Side of the Wall’ Top Hot Docs Award Winners". Point of View, May 5, 2017.

## External links

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* Mariner at IMDb

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