World Cinema
Universal Language / Une langue universelle
Screening Schedule
Screening 1
- 15th December
- 9.30 am
- new 2
Screening 2
- 17th December
- 8.30 pm
- Sree Padmanabha
Screening 3
- 20th December
- 11.30 am
- Kairali
Director's bio
Matthew Rankin
Matthew Rankin, born on August 5, 1980, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is a Canadian experimental filmmaker known for his unique and avant-garde style. Rankin's filmography includes a mix of short films and feature-length projects. Some of his notable works are: "Mynarski Death Plummet" (2014), "The Tesla World Light" (2017)
Synopsis
Winter. Somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg. Negin and Nazgol find a sum of money frozen deep within the sidewalk ice and try to find a way to get it out. Massoud leads a group of befuddled tourists upon an increasingly-strange walking tour of Winnipeg historic sites. Matthew leaves his job at the Québec government and embarks upon a mysterious journey to visit his estranged mother.
Details of Cast
Rojina Esmaeili Saba Vahedyousefi Sobhan Javadi Pirouz Nemati Mani Soleymanlou Danielle Fichaud Bahram Nabatian
Details of Crew
Cinematography: Isabelle Stachtchenko Editing: Xi Feng Music: Amir Amiri, Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux
Producer Details
Sylvain Corbeil
Writer Details
Ila Firouzabadi, Pirouz Nemati, Matthew Rankin
Stills
Films in this category
2023
Notary of Souls
2024
Sujo
2023
The Teacher
2024
Lads
2024
THE DOG THIEF
2023
Baghdad Messi
2024
Pierce
2024
Now or Never!
Categories
- International Competition (14)
- Homage (4)
- Country Focus (7)
- Indian Cinema Now (7)
- Kaleidoscope (6)
- Malayalam Cinema Today (12)
- Restored Classics (7)
- Jury Films (5)
- Opening Film (1)
- Spirit of Cinema (1)
- Ann Hui: Chronicler of the Outliers (5)
- The Female Gaze (7)
- Signatures In Motion (3)
- Midnight Cinema (3)
- Festival Favourites (13)
- Viva el Cine: Latin American Films (5)
- Refracted Realities : The Existential Mindscapes of Hong Sang-soo (4)
- Chiaroscuro : Retrospective of Madhu Ambat (4)
- Celebrating Shabana Azmi (5)
- Centennial Tribute (3)
