Unseen is an upcoming Canadian independent film written and directed by Taylor Olson and produced by Sandy Hunter, Stephen Foster, and Britt Kerr. The film stars Olson as Gideon, a swim coach experiencing "unseen homelessness" and living in a van,[1] while keeping his homelessness a secret.[2] The film's budget of CA$1.3 million is funded by the governments of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, along with Screen Nova Scotia and Telefilm Canada.[3] The film additionally stars Parveen Kaur, River Price-Maenpaa, and Christie Burke.[4]
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| Directed by | Taylor Olson |
| Written by | Taylor Olson |
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| Distributed by | Vortex Media |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,300,000 |
The film, which will be shown on Crave, is scheduled to premiere at festivals in 2025.[1] Funding for the film was announced by Telefilm Canada on June 5, 2023. It was additionally announced that filming would take place in Saint John, New Brunswick, particularly in the Aquatic Centre.[2] Described as the "largest English-spoken film to be shot in New Brunswick in more than a decade,"[5] filming in Saint John took place in May 2024.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Bates, Andrew (May 26, 2024). "Saint John shoot 'important moment' for N.B. film industry: producers". Telegraph-Journal. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Graham, Alex (June 13, 2023). "Million-Dollar Movie Production Headed to Saint John in 2024". Huddle.Today. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ Rudderham, Hannah (May 19, 2024). "One frame at a time: The road to reviving New Brunswick's film industry". CBC News. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ Christie, Brendan (April 30, 2024). "Taylor Olson film Unseen in production in New Brunswick". Playback. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ MacRae, Avery (May 14, 2024). "'Unseen' film largest English-language movie to be shot in New Brunswick in more than a decade". CTV Atlantic. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ Bates, Andrew (April 18, 2024). "Saint John announces street closures for film shoot". Telegraph-Journal. Retrieved May 28, 2024.