Toni grew up in South Africa and went to Britain as an exile in 1965. She is an award winning documentary director, producer and writer who has also worked as an International Peace Monitor and Election Observer for the United Nations. Her film career began in 1981 as a director where she specialised in social and political documentaries. She spent much of the late 1980’s and early 1990’s documenting the wars in Southern Africa, concentrating largely on the effects on women and children. Her work ranges from writing, developing and directing documentaries, teaching workshops for young filmmakers and as an international human rights consultant. Her recent film, The Tap about the coming of water to a rural village in South Africa, has won a number of awards including best documentary at the Apollo Film Festival 2003.