Lisa Rideout

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

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.[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]

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 Four episodes
2025 Degrassi: Whatever It Takes Director Documentary

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 [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

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "RU grad wins big at the Canadian Screen Awards". ryersonian.ca. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  4. ^ "The POV Interview: Lisa Rideout Talks ‘Take a Walk on the Wild Side’". Point of View, April 30, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Charlie Smith, "Maudie, Kim's Convenience, Ava, Alias Grace, and Rumble among major winners at Canadian Screen Awards". The Georgia Straight, March 11, 2018.
  6. ^ "'I didn't understand who I was, but I knew I wasn't white.'". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  7. ^ Omar Sanchez (August 9, 2019). "ShortList 2019: Why 'One Leg In, One Leg Out' Director Chose Not to Show Sex Worker's Past". TheWrap. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  8. ^ Jenna Benchetrit, "How Sue Johanson, Canada's 'grandma with a pottymouth,' became the country's leading sexpert". CBC News, October 9, 2022.
  9. ^ Alex Hudson, "TIFF 2025 to Premiere Documentaries About Lilith Fair, 'Degrassi'". Exclaim!, July 21, 2025.
  10. ^ "2017 Film Festival Award Winners Announced on Sunday, August 13th". film-festival.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  11. ^ "'Brian Banks' & Swedish Oscar Entry 'Border' Among Los Angeles Film Festival Winners". Deadline Hollywood. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  12. ^ "One Leg In, One Leg Out". iffo.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  13. ^ "SANCTUARY Wins Grand Chameleon Award at 2019 Brooklyn Film Festival - Full List of Winners". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  14. ^ Pat Mullen, "2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominations for Documentary". Point of View, February 22, 2023.


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