Imagine a land between Tehran and Winnipeg. Now go find yourself. Matthew Rankin’s “Universal Language” takes place in this unnamed land between the two cities and somewhere between the cultures of their home countries: Iran and Canada. In this land, two sisters want to help their classmate get new glasses so they search for assistance in retrieving a bill of money from the ice. Meanwhile, a man named Matthew Rankin, played by Matthew Rankin, has quit his government job in Quebec and seeks out his estranged mother in Winnipeg. Rankin, the director, not the character, hails from Canada but is clearly inspired by the Iranian cinema of the ‘80s. At a Q&A for the film held at the Roxie Theater, Rankin said, “Iranian cinema emerges out of a thousand years of poetry, Winnipeg cinema emerges out of 50 years of infomercials.” And so here at the crossroads lies “Universal Language.” 🔗 Read more at link in bio. ✍️: August Hammel (augusttheeighth) 📸: Oscilloscope Laboratories #sfsu #sfstat...