About

Taylor Olson (he/they) is a Canadian Screen Award-nominated filmmaker & two time ACTRA Award winner based in Kjipuktuk/ Halifax, N.S. A bisexual artist living with a history of eating disorders and C-PTSD, Taylor loves to explore stories that question and challenge our perspectives around mental health, queerness, status, body image, acceptance, and found family. 

Taylor’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 recently completed post-production on his sophomore feature film Look At Me aiming for the 2023 fall festival circuit and released his first short-form comedy series King & Pawn, a 5 x 15 min series for Bell FibeTV1 which has won awards at festivals including the NYC Web Fest and Digital Media Fest.

Recently, Olson directed two episodes of This Hour Has 22 Minutes on CBC, the short-form dramedy series 2GETHER 4EVER? for Bell FibeTV1, and the second season of King & Pawn.

Olson's third feature Unseen was greenlit for production through Telefilm Canada, which has partnered with streaming broadcaster Crave and distributor Vortex and is looking to shoot in spring 2024. He also has a number of series concepts and pilot scripts in development ranging from absurd workplace comedies to introspective one-hour dramas. 

Taylor is committed to being a part of creating a Canadian culture of kindness, courage, and inclusion & is looking to work, collaborate, experiment, and play as often and with as much enthusiasm and joy as possible.