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Matthew Rankin has already presented his film in Cannes, Tehran and Toronto. Now he is showing his film to the Winnipeg public.PHOTO: Courtesy FCIAT
Manitoba director Matthew Rankin presents his work A universal language this week in Winnipeg, with a premiere Thursday evening at the Franco-Manitobain Cultural Center. The film tells the story of characters from Tehran, Montreal and Winnipeg who experience strange adventures in the Manitoba capital. The director gives us some ideas on his feature film.
Matthew Rankin reveals that his film is partly based on his life experiences in Winnipeg.
-« It’s an extremely Winnipeg film, which talks about my memories of Winnipeg, of my childhood in Winnipeg. The iconographies of Winnipeg are very present in the film and we shot the film partly here. And so it’s very spiritual for me to present the film at home. »
Matthew Rankin describes his work as a poetic and abstract feature film, but which follows a very singular story in the cold of Winnipeg.
There are two children who find a dollar bill frozen in ice on the sidewalk and look for a way to free it. At the same time, there is a tourist guide who leads somewhat perplexed tourists through all the monuments. And the third story, I play a version of myself who gives up my job at the Quebec government and goes back to visit my mother. And the three stories intertwine
he said.
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