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Don McKellar
Writer 62 years old

Don McKellar

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Don McKellar CM (born August 17, 1963) is a Canadian actor, writer, playwright, and filmmaker. He was part of a loosely-affiliated group of filmmakers to emerge from Toronto known as the Toronto New Wave. He is known for directing and writing the film Last Night, which won... Read full bio →

Filmography

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9 titles
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Eo-jjeol su-ga eop-da

Park Chan-wook 2025 2h 19m 7.5

After being fired, a man devises a unique plan to secure a new job: eliminate his competition.

This Movie Is Broken

This Movie Is Broken

Bruce McDonald 2010 1h 25m

Bruno wakes up in bed next to Caroline, his long time crush. But tomorrow she's off for school in France, and maybe she only granted this miracle as a parting gift for her long time friend. So tonight is Bruno's last chance. And tonight, as it happens, Broken Social Scene, her favourite band, is throwing a big outdoor bash.

Blindness

Blindness

Fernando Meirelles 2008 2h 1m 7.6

When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine.

Le violon rouge

Le violon rouge

François Girard 1998 2h 10m 7.8

A red-colored violin inspires passion, making its way through three centuries over several owners and countries, eventually ending up at an auction where it may find a new owner.

Last Night

Last Night

Don McKellar 1998 1h 34m 7.9

Writer/director/actor Don McKellar's take on the always intriguing "end of the world" concept is a thoughtful, engaging effort that uses dialogue instead of action to discuss this premise intellectually. The inhabitants of a Canadian city quietly accept the news that the world is going to end at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day, 2000.

Dance Me Outside

Dance Me Outside

Bruce McDonald 1994 1h 24m

Explores the sensitive, and tense, relationship between life on an First Nations reservation and life in the outside world. When Native Canadian Silas Crow is forced to write a personal essay in order to get a much-desired job, he tells the story of the rape and murder of an Indian girl by a drunken thug.

Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould

Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould

François Girard 1993 1h 33m

A collection of vignettes highlighting different aspects of the life, work, and character of the acclaimed Canadian classical pianist.

Highway 61

Highway 61

Bruce McDonald 1991 1h 43m

A naive Canadian barber who knows US popular culture inside and out meets a flamboyant roadie who needs someone to drive her and her "brother's" corpse from Thunder Bay, Ontario to New Orleans. Chaos ensues after the barber agrees to drive her, the corpse, and the drugs stashed within all the way.

Roadkill

Roadkill

Bruce McDonald 1989 1h 25m 7.0

A music promoter sends a young woman on a road trip in search of a band who hasn't been showing up for their gigs.

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