Take a Walk on the Wildside

This article is about the 2017 documentary. For the Lou Reed song, see Walk on the Wild Side (Lou Reed song).

Take a Walk on the Wildside
Directed by	Lisa Rideout
Written by	Lisa Rideout
Produced by	Sasha Fisher Lisa Rideout
Starring	Patricia Ann Aldridge
Cinematography	Jack Weisman
Edited by	Lawrence Jackman Avril Jacobson
Music by	Ben Fox
Production companies	Lifted Eyes Media Clique Pictures BravoFACT
Release date	2017 (2017)(Hot Docs)
Running time	15 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Take a Walk on the Wildside is a 2017 Canadian documentary film directed and written by Lisa Rideout. ^[1] The film profiles Take a Walk on the Wildside, a clothing store in Toronto, Ontario, which caters to the unique needs of cross-dressing men. ^[1]

The film premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in 2017. ^[1]

The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary Film at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards. ^[2]

Rideout followed up in 2018 with One Leg In, One Leg Out, a short documentary about a transgender woman she had met during the making of Wildside. ^[3]

References

1. Pat Mullen, "The POV Interview: Lisa Rideout Talks ‘Take a Walk on the Wild Side’". Point of View , April 30, 2017.
2. Charlie Smith, "Maudie, Kim's Convenience, Ava, Alias Grace, and Rumble among major winners at Canadian Screen Awards". The Georgia Straight , March 11, 2018.
3. Omar Sanchez, "ShortList 2019: Why ‘One Leg In, One Leg Out’ Director Chose Not to Show Sex Worker’s Past". TheWrap , August 9, 2019.

External links

• Take a Walk on the Wildside at IMDb
• Take a Walk on the Wildside at Canadian Broadcasting Corporation