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Municipal Relaxation Module

Ken has a perfect spot for a city bench, and is calling the city to share his idea.

 

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Director
Cast

Trevor Anderson, Maurice Krank

Credits
Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2022

Language

English

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Content Warning

Coarse language

PG
6 min

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Credits

Producer

Matthew Rankin, Sacha Ratcliffe

Screenwriter

Matthew Rankin

Cinematography

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Editor

Matthew Rankin

Director

Matthew Rankin headshot, Municipal Relaxation Module director

Matthew Rankin

Matthew Rankin was born in Winnipeg and educated at McGill University and Université Laval. He is the director of some 30 short films and one feature, which have been presented at Sundance, TIFF, SXSW, Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the Berlinale, Cannes Critics’ Week, and on the Criterion Channel. His debut feature, The Twentieth Century (2019) was awarded the Best Canadian First Feature Film at TIFF and the FIPRESCI Prize at the Berlinale.