What We Dreamed of Then

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What We Dreamed of Then
Directed by Taylor Olson
Written byTaylor Olson
Produced byStephen Foster
Britt Kerr
Sandy Hunter
StarringTaylor Olson
CinematographyKevin A. Fraser
Edited byShawn Beckwith
Music byZachary Greer
Production
companies
Brass Door Productions
Cazador
Hemmings Films
Distributed byVortex Media
Crave
Release date
  • September 12, 2025 (2025-09-12)(AIFF)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

What We Dreamed of Then is a Canadian drama film, directed by Taylor Olson and produced by Sandy Hunter, Stephen Foster, and Britt Kerr. [1] The film stars Olson as Gideon, a swim coach experiencing "unseen homelessness" and living in a van, while keeping his homelessness a secret. [2] The cast also includes Christie Burke, Parveen Kaur, Hugh Thompson, Eugene Sampang, Martha Irving, Koumbie, Breton Lalama and Katelyn McCulloch.

The film's budget of CA$1.3 million is funded by the governments of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, along with Screen Nova Scotia and Telefilm Canada. [3] The film went into production in Saint John, New Brunswick, in 2024, with the working title Unseen. [4] Described as the "largest English-spoken film to be shot in New Brunswick in more than a decade," [5] filming in Saint John took place in May 2024. [6]

The film premiered at the 2025 Atlantic International Film Festival, [1] and was also screened in the Features Canada program at the 2025 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Kelly Townsend, "AIFF unveils four Atlantic features as world premieres for 45th festival". Playback , July 23, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Bates, Andrew (May 26, 2024). "Saint John shoot 'important moment' for N.B. film industry: producers". Telegraph-Journal . Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  3. ↑ Rudderham, Hannah (May 19, 2024). "One frame at a time: The road to reviving New Brunswick's film industry". CBC News . Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  4. ↑ Brendan Christie, "Taylor Olson film Unseen in production in New Brunswick". Playback , April 30, 2024.
  5. ↑ MacRae, Avery (May 14, 2024). "'Unseen' film largest English-language movie to be shot in New Brunswick in more than a decade". CTV Atlantic . Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  6. ↑ Bates, Andrew (April 18, 2024). "Saint John announces street closures for film shoot". Telegraph-Journal . Retrieved May 28, 2024.
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