Something You Said Last Night

Something You Said Last Night is a 2022 Canadian-Swiss drama film, written and directed by Luis De Filippis. The films stars Carmen Madonia as Ren, a young transgender woman in her mid 20s who accompanies her family on a vacation, during which she is torn between her desire to establish her independence and the comfort of retreating back into being taken care of by other people. . It was filmed on location at Fern Resort in Orillia, Ontario, where the crew proved to be a general nuisance to other guests.

The film's cast also includes Ramona Milano, Paige Evans, Joe Parro, Woon-A-Tai, Augustus Oicle, Drew Catherine, Mark Winnick, Mark Soltermann and Nate Colitto.

The film had its world premiere in the Discovery section at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2022. It was also selected for the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival's 'New Directors' competitive slate. It entered commercial release in July 2023.

Critical response
Barbara Goslawski of That Shelf positively reviewed the film, praising De Filippis for writing a film about a transgender character whose story centred on normal human relationships instead of trauma over her gender identity, and writing that Madonia's performance as Ren is "a marvel".

The film was rated an A− on Indiewire and subsequently highlighted as a Critic’s Choice by Jude Dry.

The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022.

Awards
At TIFF, the film was the winner of the Changemaker Award.

The film also received the Sebastiane award at the San Sebastián Film Festival.

The film was shortlisted for the Directors Guild of Canada's 2022 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award, and was shortlisted for the John Dunning Best First Feature Award at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.