Star Paddy and director Lisa chat with Global Morning about their Film
Star Patricia Aldridge and director Lisa Rideout talk to Global Morning about the process of making Take a Walk on the Wildside and their upcoming premiere at the Hot Docs International Film Festival.
http://globalnews.ca/video/3385665/helping-men-walk-on-the-wild-side#
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Take a Walk on the Wildside to Premiere at Hot Docs
LEM's short documentary film Take a Walk on the Wildside to premiere at the Hot Docs International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada on April 29th.
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LEM is awarded BravoFactual Grant for Short Documentary
LEM and director/producer Lisa Rideout is chosen as 1 of 9 from 82 applicants to receive a Bravofactual Grant for short documentary film Take a Walk on the Wildside.
http://www.bravofact.com/2016/05/30/bravofactual-award-winners-announced-at-may-26-2016-jury-meeting/
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Lisa Rideout Selected for Breakthrough Program to Pitch Susan Gapka Documentary
Founder of LEM and director/producer of the Susan Gapka documentary was chosen as 1 of 8 participants in the Doc Institute's Breakthrough Program. This rigorous and intimate market-preparation course mentors eight emerging, high-potential producers as they get ready to successfully pitch and sell their projects at Hot Docs and beyond.
http://docinstitute.com/2017-breakthrough-program-application/
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LEM raises over $24000 for Susan Gapka Documentary on Kickstarter
Thank you, thank you, thank you! For all of your donations, your shares and your general support. We ended our campaign this morning at 10am exceeding our goal slightly with our total amount raised at $24184.
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Now Magazine Features LEM'S Crowdfunding Campaign
The first time Toronto director Lisa Rideout (What Remains, While We Wait) saw Susan Gapka, she was a vivacious blur running through the halls of York University and stoking the flames of student rallies. Years later, Rideout would learn Gapka’s incredible story, from spending 10 years living on the streets to establishing herself as a prominent advocate for Toronto’s transgender and mental health communities.
https://nowtoronto.com/news/a-doc-about-trans-activist-susan-gapka-is-in-the-works/
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Metro News- Documentary to Share Struggle, Success of Toronto Trans Activist
"A documentary about the extraordinary life of Toronto activist Susan Gapka is coming at a pivotal moment for the trans community. “We’re in this new age,” Gapka said. “We’ve got I am Cait on Sunday night, and we’ve got I Am Jazz on Wednesday nights on television.”
http://www.metronews.ca/news/toronto/2015/08/14/documentary-to-feature-toronto-trans-activist-.html
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