04/23/2026
This film wasn’t made the easy way.
When iFoster brought us fourteen+ hours of interviews to shape into a short film they wanted foster youth themselves to drive the storytelling. So we dug deep on what that meant.
After much discussion and reflection we decided to chose Dylan Wilson to edit the piece — a former foster youth on our team who had been quietly teaching himself video editing for years, on his own time, without pay, simply because he cared about the craft.
We proposed that iFoster invest in training Dylan while he led the edit. They said yes. And then the real work began.
Dylan had sleepless nights. Guided by our editor, Yami, he was learning an entirely new skill, on a live client project, carrying the emotional weight of stories that hit close to home. There were moments of doubt — his and ours. Knowing when to challenge him, when to support him, and when to step in entirely was its own difficult navigation. That balance — challenge and support held together — is something most of us only get from family. Foster youth don’t always have that. We wanted Dylan to have it here.
Additionally, three former foster youth from iFoster were part of every creative decision along the way. Six weeks. Hours of footage. Radical collaboration.
By the final draft, almost no revisions were needed, and the piece is better than any one of us could have created alone.
Dylan is now earning higher pay as a junior editor. His work is already being sought out. And the film — their film — is something we’re incredibly proud of.
Ethical storytelling isn’t a tagline to us. It’s a practice.
The film is coming soon. For now, meet the person who made it possible. 🎬
