Lisa Rideout

Lisa Rideout is a Canadian filmmaker.[1] She is best known for her work on the documentaries Sex with Sue, Take a Walk on the Wildside and One Leg In, One Leg Out.[2][3]

Lisa Rideout
Born
Canada
Occupations
  • Director
  • writer
  • producer
Years active2013 – present

Career

Rideout holds a MFA degree in documentary media from Ryerson University and her MA in critical media and cultural studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies.[4] She founded her production company, Lifted Eyes Media, in 2013.[1] In 2023, Sex with Sue, her documentary about prolific sex educator Sue Johanson, won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Documentary Program. Sex with Sue also aired on the W Network and premiered at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. Also in 2023, Lisa produced the second season of the series Citizen Minutes for Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival. Lisa was one of the directors for the series This Is Pop, which aired on CTV in Canada and Netflix internationally in 2021.

In 2018, her documentary, His Nose, Her Eyes, Whose Face? premiered, it was inspired by her own multiracial experience.[5] Her documentary, One Leg In, One Leg Out premiered in 2018, about a sex worker who balances her clients with her social work aspirations.[3] The film played at numerous festivals and won multiple awards including best short documentary at the LA Film Festival and best short documentary at the Brooklyn Film Festival. In 2017, her documentary, Take a Walk on the Wildside, about a clothing store which caters to the unique needs of crossdressers, premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. It went on to win the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018.[6]

Filmography
Year Title Contribution Note
2013 While We Wait Director, editor and cinematographer Documentary
2014 I'll Be Home Director, writer, editor, cinematographer and producer Documentary
2017 Take a Walk on the Wildside Director, writer and producer Documentary
2018 His Nose, Her Eyes, Whose Face? Director, writer and producer Documentary
2018 One Leg In, One Leg Out Director, writer and producer Documentary
2020 Seeing Absence Director and writer Documentary
2021 This Is Pop Director 1 episode
2022 Sex with Sue Director, writer, producer Documentary
2023 Citizen Minutes Producer 4 episodes

Awards and nominations
Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2017 Won Rhode Island International Film Festival Alternative Spirit Award Take a Walk on the Wildside [7]
2018 Won Canadian Screen Awards Best Short Documentary [6]
Won LA Film Festival Best Documentary Short One Leg In, One Leg Out [8]
Nominated Yorkton Film Festival Best Non Fiction Director [9]
2019 Won Brooklyn Film Festival Best Documentary Short [10]
Nominated Social Impact Media Awards Best Documentary Short
2023 Nominated Canadian Screen Awards Best Direction in a Documentary Program Sex with Sue [11]
Nominated Best Writing in a Documentary Program

References
  1. "Lisa Rideout". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  2. "The POV Interview: Lisa Rideout Talks 'Take a Walk on the Wild Side'". povmagazine.com. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. "ShortList 2019: Why 'One Leg In, One Leg Out' Director Chose Not to Show Sex Worker's Past". thewrap.com. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  4. "RU grad wins big at the Canadian Screen Awards". ryersonian.ca. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  5. "'I didn't understand who I was, but I knew I wasn't white.'". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  6. "Take a Walk on the Wildside". cfmdc.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  7. "2017 Film Festival Award Winners Announced on Sunday, August 13th". film-festival.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  8. "'Brian Banks' & Swedish Oscar Entry 'Border' Among Los Angeles Film Festival Winners". deadline.com. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  9. "One Leg In, One Leg Out". iffo.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  10. "SANCTUARY Wins Grand Chameleon Award at 2019 Brooklyn Film Festival - Full List of Winners". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  11. Pat Mullen, "2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominations for Documentary". Point of View, February 22, 2023.


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