Lisa Rideout | |
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| Born | Canada |
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| Years active | 2013 – present |
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]
Lisa Rideout | |
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| Born | Canada |
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| Years active | 2013 – present |
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]
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. [3] She founded her production company, Lifted Eyes Media, in 2013. [1]
In 2017, her documentary Take a Walk on the Wildside , about a clothing store which caters to the unique needs of crossdressers, premiered at Hot Docs. [4] It went on to win the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018. [5]
In 2018, her documentary, His Nose, Her Eyes, Whose Face? premiered, inspired by her own multiracial experience. [6] Her documentary, One Leg In, One Leg Out premiered in 2018, about a sex worker who balances her clients with her social work aspirations. [7] 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.
She was one of the directors for the series This Is Pop , which aired on CTV in Canada and Netflix internationally in 2021.
In 2022, she released Sex with Sue , a documentary about the life and career of Canadian sex educator Sue Johanson. [8] Also in 2023, she produced the second season of the series Citizen Minutes for Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
Degrassi: Whatever It Takes , her documentary about the Degrassi teen drama franchise, is slated to premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival. [9]
| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
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| 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 | Four episodes |
| 2025 | Degrassi: Whatever It Takes | Director | Documentary |
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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| 2017 | Won | Rhode Island International Film Festival | Alternative Spirit Award | Take a Walk on the Wildside | [10] |
| 2018 | Won | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Short Documentary | [5] | |
| Won | LA Film Festival | Best Documentary Short | One Leg In, One Leg Out | [11] | |
| Nominated | Yorkton Film Festival | Best Non Fiction Director | [12] | ||
| 2019 | Won | Brooklyn Film Festival | Best Documentary Short | [13] | |
| Nominated | Social Impact Media Awards | Best Documentary Short | |||
| 2023 | Nominated | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Direction in a Documentary Program | Sex with Sue | [14] |
| Nominated | Best Writing in a Documentary Program |
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