Don McKellar 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.
McKellar at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival
Last Night is a 1998 Canadian apocalyptic black comedy-drama film directed by Don McKellar and starring McKellar, Sandra Oh and Callum Keith Rennie. It was produced as part of the French film project 2000, Seen By.... McKellar wrote the screenplay about how ordinary people would react to an unstated imminent global catastrophic event. Set in Toronto, Ontario, the film was made and released when many were concerned about the Year 2000 problem.
Theatrical poster
Director Don McKellar wrote the script inspired by the upcoming millennium and a French film project to depict it.
Much of the filming took place in the Macdonald Block in Toronto.
Sandra Oh received positive reviews for her performance and won the Genie Award for Best Actress.