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Chris O'Falt
'Universal Language' Director Mathew Rankin
37 minutes Posted Feb 20, 2025 at 8:04 pm.
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'Universal Language' is a charming, deceptively deep indie film about a town that is somehow both Winnipeg, Canada and Tehran, Iran, and the lives of its citizens. Director Mathew Rankin sat down with IndieWire craft writer Sarah Shachat to discuss what it takes to live in community, finding his family on set, and of course filming with live turkeys.

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