Lisa Rideout is a

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documentary filmmaker. She is best known for her work on the documentaries '' Take a Walk on the Wildside'' and ''One Leg In, One Leg Out''.

Career

Rideout holds a MFA degree in documentary media from

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and her MA in critical media and cultural studies from the

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. She founded her production company, Lifted Eyes Media, in 2013. 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

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. It went on to win the

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for Best Short Documentary at the

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in 2018. In 2018, her documentary, ''His Nose, Her Eyes, Whose Face?'' premiered, it was inspired by her own multiracial experience. Her documentary, ''One Leg In, One Leg Out'' premiered in 2018, about a sex worker who balances her clients with her social work aspirations. She was one of the directors for the series '' This Is Pop'', which aired on CTV in Canada and

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internationally in 2021. She is also slated to direct the upcoming documentary feature ''Let’s Talk About Sex'', about sex educator

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Filmography

Awards and nominations

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