2026 Official Selection: Drama – Feature
A passionate swim coach and dedicated father navigates the turbulent reality of invisible homelessness when he is forced to live out of his van.
Program: What We Dreamed of Then · Sun, Aug 23, 2026 · 5:40 PM
- Director(s): Taylor Olson
- Writer(s): Taylor Olson
- Producer(s): Sandy Hunter, Steve Foster, Britt Kerr
- Key Cast: Taylor Olson, Christie Burke, Parveen Kaur, River Price-Maenpaa, Hugh Thompson
- Editor(s): Shawn Beckwith
- Cinematographer(s): Kevin A. Fraser
Language: English
Runtime: 1h 44m
Country: Canada
Los Angeles Premiere
Synopsis: Then, Gideon was a vibrant young father and husband. Now, he is invisibly houseless, trying to hold onto his relationship with his estranged daughter. Told through a non-linear narrative, What We Dreamed of Then weaves between past and present, revealing the fragility of hope and the resilience needed to survive isolation.