Waydowntown

waydowntown is a 2000 film directed by Gary Burns exploring office culture and its effects. The film is a dark comedy and often uses surrealism to achieve its thematic goals. The cast includes Fab Filippo, Don McKellar, Marya Delver and Michelle Beaudoin. The film is set in Calgary, Alberta, where many downtown buildings are connected by the Plus 15, an extensive network of indoor skywalks. Because of this network, the hustle and bustle of the traditional "main street" has been replaced by recirculated air, food courts, and fluorescent lights. The result is a bleak and often humorous dark comedy about Canadian corporate culture.