Matthew Rankin

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

0.6066

Gender

Male

Birthday

05-Aug-1980

Age

(46 years old)

Place of Birth

Winnipeg, Canada

Also Known As
  • Мэттью Рэнкин

Matthew Rankin

Biography

Matthew Rankin (born August 5, 1980; Winnipeg) is a Canadian experimental filmmaker.


Credits

Une Forteresse Une Forteresse (2018) Character: N/A
After the death of their adoptive daughter a couple goes to Haiti. There, they meet with a DNA specialist who has the power of resurrection.
Tio estas unua mesaĝo oficiala Tio estas unua mesaĝo oficiala (2015) Character: Himself
In the idealism and mutation of his home town of Winnipeg, the filmmaker Matthew Rankin launches a failed campaign of absolute inter-human solidarity entirely in Esperanto, the artificial language of world peace.
Laurentie Laurentie (2011) Character: N/A
A young quebecer descends into alienation and depression.
A Grief Observed A Grief Observed (2020) Character: Matthew
Matthew spends Mother’s Day in his mom’s house slowly deleting her voicemails.
Self-Portrait Self-Portrait (2008) Character: N/A
Commissioned self-portrait of the artist as metaphysical remix of Abbas Kiarostami's "Close-Up" recorded on a cellphone.
Le Tour De Canada Le Tour De Canada (2025) Character: Narrator
Two cyclists face off in a brutal cross Canada bike race.
The Phantom of the Cinematheque The Phantom of the Cinematheque (2008) Character: Narrator
On the 25th anniversary of his employment, Dave Barber, the visionary workaholic programmer of Winnipeg's beloved Cinematheque, dies tragically in an avalanche of VHS tapes while working late to finish the programming calendar. His workaholic ghost returns to the land of the living to finish the calendar and haunt the Cinematheque by night.
Mademoiselle Kenopsia Mademoiselle Kenopsia (2023) Character: (voice)
Set on carrying out her task with dedication, a woman is obsessed with watching over anonymous interiors and occupying them. Both a custodian of the premises and a ghostly presence, she becomes an echo of how we relate to time, solitude and the melancholy of forsaken spaces.
Cette maison Cette maison (2022) Character: Dr. Densmore
Bridgeport, January 17, 2008. A teenage girl is found hanged in her room. While everything points to suicide, the autopsy report reveals something else. Ten years later, the director and cousin of the teenager examine the past causes and future consequences of this unsolved crime. Like an imagined biography, the film will explore the relationship between the security of the living space and the violence that can jeopardize it.
Une langue universelle Une langue universelle (2024) Character: Matthew (Massoud)
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.
Before I Change My Mind Before I Change My Mind (2024) Character: Daniel
1987: While the other students wonder if new kid Robin is a boy or a girl, Robin forges a complicated bond with the school bully, making increasingly dangerous choices to fit in.



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