Last Night

This screening took place on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 6:00 pmYukon Arts Centre

Director Don McKellar will be in attendance for this special presentation of the re-mastered print of his breakout film that is disturbingly more precient in 2025 than we likely want to think about.

As the year 2000 drew near, paranoia around “Y2K” was rampant. Don McKellar responded to the anxiety around potential computer meltdowns by coming up with this witty and dystopic film. As the film begins, the last day of 1999 has truly become the “last night.” The apocalypse is here: Humanity will die at midnight. As rioting and looting begin to take place in Toronto, disparate groups of people prepare to meet their fate. A young architect (McKellar) plans to go out solo, while his best friend (Callum-Keith Rennie) attempts to have as many sexual experiences as possible. When the architect meets a stranded young woman (Sandra Oh) who can’t f ind her husband (David Cronenberg), a strange and intense relationship quickly develops.

Last Night received 13 Canada Screen Award nominations, winning Best Actress (Oh), Best Supporting Actor (Rennie) and the Claude Jutra Award for the direction of a first feature film (McKellar). The film also won the Prix de la jeunesse at the Cannes film festival.

Content advisory: Recommended for ages 14+ for sexuality, language, and brief violence