In the maze-like downtown core of Calgary, four young office workers inhabit a world full of interconnected skywalks between offices, apartment buildings, food courts and malls – making it possible, or perhaps even easy, to never go outside.
But when the pals decide to make a bet about who can stay indoors the longest, they each start reaching their breaking points in increasingly funny and unexpected ways.
As the bet unravels, the desire for a breath of fresh air brings loyalties, values and relationships under highly comic scrutiny.
Waydowntown won Best Canadian Film at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival and was nominated for four Canadian Comedy Awards.
“A smart, sardonic satire.” – Stephen Holden, The New York Times
But when the pals decide to make a bet about who can stay indoors the longest, they each start reaching their breaking points in increasingly funny and unexpected ways.
As the bet unravels, the desire for a breath of fresh air brings loyalties, values and relationships under highly comic scrutiny.
Waydowntown won Best Canadian Film at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival and was nominated for four Canadian Comedy Awards.
“A smart, sardonic satire.” – Stephen Holden, The New York Times
Director
Gary Burns
Gary Burns is a filmmaker, writer, and producer who rose to prominence as a unique comedic voice in the Canadian film industry. He wrote and directed the features The Suburbanators, Kitchen Party, Man Running, and Waydowntown, which won Best Canadian Feature Film at TIFF and Best Canadian Film from the Toronto Film Critics Association. He co-directed The Future is Now! and Radiant City, which won the Genie for Best Documentary.
Writers
Gary Burns, James Martin
Cast
Fab Filippo, Don McKellar, Marya Delver, Gordon Currie
Producers
Gary Burns, Shirley Vercruysse
Genre
Comedy
Interest
Cult & Offbeat Cinema
Original Language
English