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Taylor Olson

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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.

Directorial Reel: https://vimeo.com/517873184

Afro Viking Pictures

Afro Viking Pictures Inc. is operated by Taylor Olson and Koumbie, dedicated to promoting a Canadian culture of kindness, courage, and inclusion by challenging societal thinking through bold and emotionally resonant storytelling. Olson’s directorial debut, Bone Cage, received critical acclaim, sweeping the awards at the FIN Atlantic International Film Festival and earning honours at festivals including the Kansas City FilmFest, Silver Wave Film Festival, Mosaic Film Festival, and Hamilton Film Festival. The film was selected for competition at Poland’s prestigious Camerimage Festival (nominated for Best Cinematographer’s Debut), had its U.S. premiere in 2021, and was nominated for two Canadian Screen Awards—for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress. Olson’s sophomore feature Look at Me premiered at Slamdance 2024, and was nominated again at the Canadian Screen awards, and their third feature What We Dreamed of Then was completed in spring 2024 in partnership with Crave and Vortex Media. Afro Viking continues to develop film and television projects across genres that explore identity, justice, and human connection.

A list of films produced in whole or part by Afro Viking Pictures:

https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?companies=co0632847

Industry Role

  • Producer
  • Director / Filmmaker
  • Writer
  • Actors
  • Actor

Memberships / Certifications

  • ACTRA
  • CAEA
  • AFCOOP
  • WGC

Identifiers

  • he/they
  • LGBTQI2S+
  • I am bi-sexual.
  • I identify as a person with a disability
  • Mental Disability
  • Fluent in: English

Credits

  • Hey Halifax, Hello! Today! (2025) - Writer/ Director/ Lead Actor
  • What We Dreamed of Then (2025) - Writer/ Director/ Lead Actor
  • Look At Me (2024) - Writer/ Director/ Lead Actor
  • Disrupt (2023-2024) - Director
  • This Hour Has 22 Minutes (2023/2024) - Director
  • 2GETHER 4EVER (2023) - Writer/ Director/ Lead Actor
  • King & Pawn (2022-2024) - Writer/ Director/ Lead Actor
  • Bone Cage (2020) - Writer/ Director/ Lead Actor
  • Inceldom, or why are the angry men angry (2020) - Writer/ Director/ Lead Actor/ Producer
  • The Date (2019) - Director/ Co-Producer
  • Masc (2019) - Writer/ Director/ Lead Actor/ Producer
  • Grace (2018) - Writer/ Director/ Co-Producer
  • Cut (2017) - Writer/ Director/ Lead Actor/ Producer
  • Perfectly Sane (2017) - Writer/ Director/ Lead Actor/ Producer
  • Hustle & Heart (2016) - Writer/ Lead Actor/ Co-Producer
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Link to Taylor Olson on IMDB