Municipal Relaxation Module | Vancouver International Film Festival

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

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Director

Matthew Rankin

Cast

Trevor Anderson, Maurice Krank

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Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2022

Language

English

Film Contact

La Distributrice de Films

Links

Official Website

Content Warning

Coarse language

6 min

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Credits

Producer

Matthew Rankin, Sacha Ratcliffe

Screenwriter

Matthew Rankin

Cinematography

Matthew Rankin

Editor

Matthew Rankin

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.