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| Directed by | Gary Burns |
| Written by | Gary Burns James Martin |
| Produced by | Gary Burns Shirley Vercruysse |
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| Cinematography | Patrick McLaughlin |
| Edited by | Mark Lemmon |
| Music by | John Abram |
| Distributed by | United States: HomeVision Lot 47 Films Canada: Odeon Films Alliance Atlantis CTV Telefilm Canada Australia: Madman Entertainment |
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Running time | 87 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $700,000 CAD (estimated) |
Waydowntown (stylized as waydowntown) is a 2000 film directed by Gary Burns and starring Fab Filippo, Don McKellar, Marya Delver and Michelle Beaudoin. The film is a dark comedy that explores office culture and its effects and often uses surrealism to achieve its thematic goals.
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 Because of this network, the hustle and bustle of the traditional "main street" has been replaced by recirculated air, food courts, and fluorescent lights.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.