What We Dreamed of Then

Role(s) on Production: Writer, Director, Lead Actor, Executive Producer

Year: 2025

Length: 104-minute feature

Genre: Drama

Description: A passionate swim coach and dedicated father navigates the turbulent reality of invisible homelessness when he is forced to live out of his van.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYZ0w7qe34Y

Festivals: Cinequest Film Festival 2026; Internationales Filmfest Emden-Norderney 2026; Phoenix Film Festival 2026; Maryland International Film Festival 2026; Fargo Film Festival 2026; Sunscreen Film Festival 2026; New Jersey International Film Festival 2026; New York City Independent Film Festival 2026; Riverside International Film Festival 2026; Atlantic International Film Festival 2025; Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival 2025; Windsor International Film Festival 2025; Charlottetown Film Festival 2025; Silver Wave Film Festival 2025; Hamilton Film Festival 2025. 

Awards: 

• Best Dramatic Feature - Cinequest Film Festival

• Best Actor (Taylor Olson) - Fargo Film Festival

• Best Performance in a Feature Film (Taylor Olson) - Hamilton Film Festival

• Best Feature Film - Silver Wave Film Festival

• Viewer’s Choice - Silver Wave. 

Nominations: 

• DGC Awards, Best Production Design (limited budget). 

• Screen NS: Best Feature Film. 

• Screen NS: Best Editing.

• ACTRA Maritimes Outstanding Performance (Taylor Olson).