Ken has a perfect spot for a city bench, and is calling the city to share his idea.
Supported by
Community Broadcast Partner
Community Partner
Trevor Anderson, Maurice Krank
Canada
2022
English
Coarse language
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The Secret in Their Eyes
This month's Talking Pictures screening is a multi-layered, poignant thriller interweaving the personal lives of a prosecution investigator (Ricardo Darin) and a judge, with a manhunt spanning twenty-five years. Stay for cookies, coffee and a chat after!
American Doctor
One of the most powerful documentaries of the year, this puts us smack in the open wound that is Gaza, filtered through the eyes of three American surgeons (of Palestinian, Jewish and Zoroastrian backgrounds) compelled to do their utmost to alleviate harm.
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.