Almost 20 years into their fruitless quest to book their band a gig at a hallowed Toronto venue, Matt (writer-director Matt Johnson) and Jay (writer-composer Jay McCarrol) decide it’s time to pull out all the stops. But after a publicity stunt parachuting from the CN Tower goes spectacularly awry, a freak accident involving Orbitz (the long-discontinued Canadian soft drink) sends them hurtling back in time to 2008 — when it all began. Displaced in the past, these serial bumblers inadvertently wreak havoc on the timeline, dramatically (and hilariously) rewriting their futures.

Overflowing with pop culture references, copyright violations, wild gags, and inspired set pieces, NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE is gloriously ridiculous, endlessly clever, and riotously entertaining. This one is for all the deranged dreamers out there.

Filmmakers Jay McCarrol and Matt Johnson will be joining us at the Rio Theatre for an in-person intro and post-show Q&A.

“The shrewd visual trickery and sleight-of-hand editing that collapse the distance between the original series’ zero-budget aesthetic and this more comfortably subsidized version can’t actually erase the passage of time. If anything, they deepen it. Content collapsed.” (The Ringer)

“A thrilling, roof-shaking blast.” (A thrilling, roof-shaking blast.” (Slate)

Tuesday, November 10
Doors 9:00 pm | Movie 9:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Tickets HERE

NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE (Jay McCarrol &Matt Johnson, 2025 / 98 mins / NR)When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008.

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