Matthew Rankin

Matthew Rankin

Birthdate
August 5, 1980 (44 years old)
Place of Birth
Winnipeg, Canada
Known For
Directing

Details

Birthdate
August 5, 1980 (44 years old)
Place of Birth
Winnipeg, Canada
Known For
Directing

Biography

Matthew Rankin (born August 5, 1980; Winnipeg) is a Canadian experimental filmmaker. He is most noted for his feature-length debut, The Twentieth Century, which premiered in 2019 and was nominated for eight Canadian Screen Awards, winning three.

He has also received accolades for his 2014 film Mynarski Death Plummet, which was a shortlisted Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards and a shortlisted Jutra Award nominee for Best Short Film at the 17th Jutra Awards, and his 2017 film The Tesla World Light, which won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Animated Short at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards and received an Honourable Mention for the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.

He has also had occasional small acting roles in other directors' films, most recently the 2022 films This House (Cette maison) and Before I Change My Mind.

Matthew Rankin's LGBTQ+ Titles

The Twentieth Century
The Twentieth Century
Director

Acting (9)

Au revoir pluton
2024
Universal Language as Matthew (Massoud)
2024
Before I Change My Mind as Daniel
2023
Mademoiselle Kenopsia as (voice)
2022
This House as Dr. Densmore
2020
A Grief Observed as Matthew
2018
A Fortress
2015
This Is an Official Message as Himself
2008
The Phantom of the Cinematheque as Narrator

Directing (20)

2024
Universal Language • Director
• Director
2023
Federal Owl Commission • Director
• Director
2022
Municipal Relaxation Module • Director
• Director
2020
A Grief Observed • Director
• Director
2019
• Director
2017
The Tesla World Light • Director
• Director
2015
This Is an Official Message • Director
• Director
2015
The Radical Expeditions of Walter Boudreau • Director
• Director
2014
Mynarski Death Plummet • Director
• Director
2014
Discount Everything • Director
• Director
2012
Tabula Rasa • Director
• Director
2010
Negativipeg • Director
• Director
2008
Hydro-Lévesque • Director
• Director
2008
Cattle Call • Director
• Director
2008
Barber Gull Rub • Director
• Director
2008
I Dream of Driftwood • Director
• Director
2008
Sharhé-Halé Shakhsi: M. Rankin • Director
• Director
2006
Où est Maurice? • Director
• Director
2006
Kubasa in a Glass: The Strange World of the Winnipeg Television Commercial (1975-1993) • Director
• Director
2005
Le facteur poulpe • Director
• Director

Production (2)

2022
Municipal Relaxation Module • Producer
• Producer
2019
• Casting

Editing (4)

2022
Municipal Relaxation Module • Editor
• Editor
2019
Wilcox • Editor
• Editor
2017
The Tesla World Light • Editor
• Editor
2008
Barber Gull Rub • Editor
• Editor

Writing (7)

2024
Universal Language • Writer
• Writer
2022
Municipal Relaxation Module • Writer
• Writer
2019
The Twentieth Century • Screenplay
• Screenplay
2015
The Radical Expeditions of Walter Boudreau • Writer
• Writer
2014
Mynarski Death Plummet • Writer
• Writer
2012
Tabula Rasa • Writer
• Writer
2008
Hydro-Lévesque • Writer
• Writer

Visual Effects (2)

2019
The Twentieth Century • Animation
• Animation
2017
The Tesla World Light • Animation
• Animation

Art (1)

1996
Soft Like Me • Assistant Art Director
• Assistant Art Director

Camera (1)

2010
Sinclair • Director of Photography
• Director of Photography

Crew (2)

2022
Municipal Relaxation Module • Cinematography
• Cinematography
2008
Barber Gull Rub • Cinematography
• Cinematography