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 byLisa Rideout
Written byLisa Rideout
Produced bySasha Fisher
Lisa Rideout
StarringPatricia Ann Aldridge
CinematographyJack Weisman
Edited byLawrence Jackman
Avril Jacobson
Music byBen Fox
Production
companies
Lifted Eyes Media
Clique Pictures
BravoFACT
Release date
Running time
15 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

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.[2]

The film premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in 2017.[3]

The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary Film at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards.[4]

  1. ^ "The POV Interview: Lisa Rideout Talks ‘Take a Walk on the Wild Side’". Point of View, April 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "Meet the Woman Helping Men Walk on the Wildside". Torontoist, April 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "HOT DOCS 2017 REVIEW: TAKE A WALK ON THE WILDSIDE". Toronto Film Scene, April 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "Maudie, Kim's Convenience, Ava, Alias Grace, and Rumble among major winners at Canadian Screen Awards". The Georgia Straight, March 11, 2018.