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Taylor Olson
Atlantic
Taylor Olson (he/they) is a queer former athlete-turned filmmaker living with invisible disabilities. The Canadian Screen Award nominee’s feature film directorial debut Bone Cage was released to critical acclaim; sweeping the awards at the FIN Atlantic International Film Festival and earning over 30 additional accolades at festivals around the globe. Bone Cage appeared in competition at Camerimage, competed in the Forward Future section of the Beijing International Film Festival, and toured numerous US festivals before being nominated for two Canadian Screen Awards for Adapted Screenplay & Supporting Actress. Olson premiered his sophomore feature film Look At Me at the Slamdance Film Festival 2024. He won Best Performance at the Canadian Film Fest and was nominated for Performer in a Leading Role, Comedy at the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards. He shot his third feature film What We Dreamed of Then in the spring of 2024 alongside Crave and Vortex Media. For television, Olson has directed six episodes of This Hour Has 22 Minutes on CBC, three seasons of the documentary series Disrupt for AMI, a 6 x half hour season of television for Swearnet (in post), and released his first two short-form comedy series King & Pawn and 2GETHER 4EVER for Bell Fibe TV1.
Contact info:
Taylor.c.p.olson@gmail.com
902-719-7447
Main Reel
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This Hour Has 22 Minutes
Episodes: S30, EP 17 & 18
Link: IMDB
Role: Director
Studio / Network: CBC
Type: Half-hour episodic (TV/SVOD)
Genre: Comedy
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King & Pawn
Episodes: 101,102, 103, 104, 105, 201, 202, 203, 204
Link: IMDB
Roles: Director, Writer, Showrunner
Type: Digital Series
Genre: Comedy
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Alone Together
Episodes: 101, 102, 103, 104
Link: IMDB
Roles: Director, Writer
Studio / Network: NFB
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama
