''Because Why'' is a 1993 Canadian independent film, directed by

Arto Paragamian Arto Paragamian is a Canadian film director and writer known for Two Thousand and None (2000), Because Why (1993) and Cosmos (1996). As a Concordia University Concordia University (French: ''Université Concordia'') is a public research u ...

and starring

Michael Riley Michael Riley (born February 4, 1962) is a Canadian actor. From 1998 to 2000, he portrayed Brett Parker in '' Power Play''. He has acted in over 40 films and television series, including '' This Is Wonderland'', for which he received a Gemini Aw ...

. Very low-keyed, with doses of comedy, the film won the Audience Award at the 1994

Mannheim International Film Festival The Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival (german: Internationales Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg), often referred to by the German-language initialism IFFMH, is an annual film festival established in 1952 hosted jointly by the citi ...

Plot

After several years of travelling abroad Alex returns to his hometown. All he has is a backpack, a skateboard and a slip of paper with an ex-girlfriend's address. When this address turns out to be an empty lot, Alex feels lost. He then moves into a neighbourhood which features an odd array of characters.

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* 1993 films Canadian comedy films English-language Canadian films Films directed by Arto Paragamian 1990s English-language films 1990s Canadian films {{1990s-Canada-film-stub