The trailer for director Thyrone Tommy’s TIFF Top 10 award-winning film LEARN TO SWIM is now available from ARRAY Releasing!
Written by Marni Van Dyk and Thyrone Tommy, LEARN TO SWIM dives into the enchanting world of contemporary jazz with a musical meditation on love and loss, following the doggedly private and talented saxophone player Dezi (Thomas Antony Olajide) and a vivacious but less experienced singer, Selma (Emma Ferreira). When the two meet, sparks fly, but their respective emotional baggage and temperaments make the road to romance bumpy at best.
The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2021 and was subsequently screened at the Vancouver International Film Festival. LEARN TO SWIM was nominated for the DGC Discovery Award at the 2021 Directors Guild of Canada awards, and was included in TIFF’s annual Top Ten list for 2021. The film also received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 and won the award for Best Original Song (“And Then We Don’t” by Tika Simone and Casey Manierka-Quaile).
